the formation of microfinance institutions in Ireland. The focus of this study is the expansion of a hybrid organisational … understand Irish microfinance in the early nineteenth century, a period of profound socio-economic and socio-religious change. It … seeks to explain the factors that motivated the establishment and de-establishment of microfinance institutions amidst this …

We analyze the relationship between Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) and external donors, with the aim of contributing … to the debate on "mission drift" in microfinance. We assume that both the donor and the MFI are pro-poor, possibly at …

We suggest an explanation for the existence of "mission drift", the tendency for Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) to …

In the decade before the Great Famine, Ireland experienced a boom in microfinance institutions (MFIs). Taking a social … turbulent period in Irish history. Many contemporary writers saw microfinance as a legal means that could lessen the burden on …

addition to rural and community banks and microfinance institutions. Using recent household survey data, we ascertain the …

population, with the aim of improving that impact. We analyze over 18,000 women micro-finance clients of the Negros Women for … change in poverty score. -- micro-finance ; Grameen ; poverty ; quantile regression …

The micro-finance revolution has changed attitudes towards helping the poor in many countries and in some has provided … far surpassed the research capacity to analyze them, so excitement about the use of micro-finance for poverty alleviation … to allocate confidently public resources to micro-finance development.” (Zeller and Meyer 2002).This is a very strong …

impact of microfinance activities on poverty reduction. In particular we ask what is the evidence on three specific issues …:– the extent to which microfinance initiatives have made a lasting difference in pulling households out of poverty on a … permanent basis;– the extent to which microfinance programs reach only the better-off amongst the poor, leaving the ‘core poor …