This article attempts to lay out the broad discursive space connecting the triad of microfinance, poverty and … in development, it critiques microfinance for a false promise of liberation which is predicated upon a reductionist … approach to both poverty and patriarchy. The article argues that microfinance can at best become a coping strategy for poor …

Bangladesh, a study was conducted, which finds that participation in microfinance programmes reduces fluctuations in daily income … membership in microfinance programmes increases. The study further suggests that it is the relatively poorer households that … benefit more from microfinance. …

Microfinance intervention is considered an important component of development strategy to mainstream the poor rural … households with the formal financial system in India. However, there is some evidence for the reverse, that microfinance may, in … and the type of microfinance model through a case study in Varanasi, U.P. Comparing two microfinance models prevalent in …

enforcement is imperfect. Motivated by the microfinance industry’s move towards markets, we conduct an equilibrium analysis of …

Groups and microfinance facilities are intended to produce a variety of economic, social and political outcomes … groups and microfinance schemes is strong, this article highlights the need to understand the context and existing … relationships within which community groups and microfinance services are situated, in order to identify important characteristics …

In this article we suggest a new future for microfinance institutions (MFIs). In order to better serve the needs of the … definition of ‘microfinance’, true microfinance can be properly distinguished from other forms of financial activities. With … will also help to legitimize the microfinance industry. …

institutions relied upon have their own problems. On the other hand, microfinance institutions (MFIs), given their widespread reach …

The microfinance sector in Vietnam is appealing for study, due both to the type of institutions operating in it and its … and in some cases direct interviews with the different agents operating in the Vietnamese microfinance sector. Special …

This paper is the first to draw a global picture of worldwide microfinance equity by taking full advantage of daily … quoted prices. We revisit previous findings showing that investors should consider microfinance as a self-standing sector …. Our results are threefold. First, microfinance has become less risky and more closely correlated with the financial sector …