The paper looks at the growth and commercialization of microfinance in India. It starts out be looking at how the … commercial microfinance has evolved internationally by discussing two specific examples and then moves on to examine the … specifics cases of four large microfinance institutions in India. The basic argument of the paper is that most of the early …

With the strengthening of the fiscal decentralisation process in the Philippines, local government units (LGUs) were … in the Philippines through a gender lens. Special reference is made to the experiences of LLGRB in the health and … agricultural sectors in Sorsogon and Hilongos respectively, highlighting the budgetary process and governance issues related to …

essential for maintaining democracy and good governance, specifically the rule of law and the need for public officials to avoid …

Studies of poverty dynamics relying solely on household income-expenditure surveys can yield noisy results …, overestimating transient poverty and underestimating persistence of poverty, especially for the poorest. In this study, we make use … including promotional, protective and transformative strategies to make a real dent on extreme poverty.[CFPR-TUP Working Paper …

Multiple Meanings of Money: How Women See Microfinance by Smita Premchander, V. Prameela, M. Chidambaranathan, L …

Using data from a survey of clients of a microfinance bank, Khushhali Bank, in 2005, the study revisited the survey … data and found that despite the Bank’s strict poverty-targeting program used in client selection and despite the surveyâ …

apparently intended to address other social issues such as poverty reduction, social/human development or community development …