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WHAT NEXT FOR MICROFINANCE? HOW THE BROADER FINANCIAL CONTEXT MATTERS FOR EFFECTIVE MICROFINANCE OUTREACH

HUDAK, KRISTEN - In: Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (JDE) 17 (2012) 04, pp. 1250023-1

This paper explores how the overall development of the financial sector and the regulatory framework impact national levels of microfinance outreach. It finds that microfinance tends to serve more clients in less developed, less competitive financial systems. However, it also finds that the...

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Religious values, secular education and development:empirical evidence from some Latin American countries

Aldieri, Luigi; Autiero, Giuseppina - In: Review of Applied Socio-Economic Research 5 (2013) 1, pp. 15-32

Religion as a component of family background may transmit values that positively affect children's educational … achievements. Nevertheless, in its conservative dimension religion hampers children's self-determination and may lead them not to … invest in higher education. Notably religion may adapt to the cultural changes triggered by economic development and …

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For Prayer and Profit: West Africa's Religious and Economic Ties to the Gulf 1960s to the Present

Akyeampong, Emmanuel - In: Journal of African Development 12 (2010) 1

West Africa’s historic ties of trade and Islam with the Arabian Peninsula date back to the 7th and 8th Centuries CE. On independence from colonial rule several African countries turned to the Arab world for official development assistance (ODA). The period from the 1990s has seen Gulf...

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The role of freedom, growth and religion in the taste for revolution

MacCulloch, Robert; Pezzini, Silvia - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2002

A fundamental issue for economists is what determines civil conflict. One unsettled question is the relative importance of political freedoms versus economic development. This paper takes a new approach to provide an answer by using micro-data based on surveys of revolutionary preferences of...

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African Development,Partnership and Rationality Challenge:An Exposition

NWAOBI, GODWIN - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013

Since 1950s, most African nations have gained independence from their colonial powers. Fortunately, independence has brought many changes to these nations and these include multi-party democratic government and western education systems. Unfortunately, the Africa’s economy is the least...

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The Role of Freedom, Growth and Religion in the Taste for Revolution

MacCulloch, Robert; Pezzini, Silvia - Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics … - 2002

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Innovative Delivery Mechanisms for Increased Aid Budgets

Clarke, Matthew - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2011

The Australian government will double its Official Development Assistance by 2015 (over 2010 levels). Innovative delivery mechanisms will be required to ensure aid is spent efficiently. In addition to traditional delivery mechanisms.bilateral, multilateral.the Australian government has piloted a...

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Religious Practice and Microcredit: Literature Review and Research Directions (English version)

ASHTA, Arvind; SELVA, Rosita De - In: Postmodern Openings 8 (2012) January, pp. 33-44

Little work has been done in the conjunction of Microfinance and Religion. This paper explores the findings of the … economics, finance, and business management. …

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The scientist and the church

Nitzan, Jonathan; Bichler, Shimshon - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2005

The April 21, 2005 issue of the LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS carried a lead article titled ‘Blood for Oil?’ The paper is attributed to a group of writers and activists – Iain Boal, T.J. Clark, Joseph Matthews and Michael Watts – who identify themselves by the collective name ‘Retort.’ In...

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Congregations and rural development The case of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland

Pesonen, Heikki; Vesala, Kari - In: Agricultural Economics Review 07 (2006) 1

Approximately 84 percent of Finns are members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church. Most of the Churchâ€™s 562 congregations are located in rural areas. In local communities Church congregations typically play a significant role, providing job opportunities, offering various services and...

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