Essays about: "Effects of microcredit"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words Effects of microcredit.

  1. 1. Development and Determinants of Credit Interest Rates of Microfinance Institutions

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Christian Weigert; [2017]
    Keywords : Microfinance; Microcredit Supply; Interest Rates; Financial Development;

    Abstract : As millions of poor borrowers rely on microcredit products to finance various aspects of their lives, the price of such products cannot be rated important enough. This study analyzes the development and determinants of credit interest rates of microfinance institutions globally between 2005 and 2014. READ MORE

  3. 2. Born, Trained or Excluded Microentrepreneur

    University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi

    Author : Johanna Eriksson; Madeleine Wollin; [2017]
    Keywords : Microentrepreneurship; Microfinance; Commercialization; Training; Sri Lanka; Mikroentreprenörskap; Mikrofinans; Kommersialisering; Träning; Sri Lanka;

    Abstract : Purpose– The assumption that microcredit alone can contribute to worldwide povertyalleviation is debated, the opponents voicing the need of non-credit services in addition togive the poor access to capital. Social intermediation services are argued to be essential inmaking a difference in a time where the impact of microfinance itself has been reappraised inseveral studies. READ MORE

  4. 3. The social impact of microfinance: what changes in well-being are perceived by women group borrowers after obtaining a group loan? : A participatory rural appraisal in Dar es Salaam Region, Tanzania

    University essay from Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Heleen de Goey; [2012]
    Keywords : Poverty alleviation; well-being; microcredit; women; participatory rural appraisal; sustainable development;

    Abstract : Worldwide, poverty remains to be an obstacle to achieve sustainable development and improve the well-being of people. Microfinance has become a popular tool for poverty alleviation and it can now be found in poor countries across the world. READ MORE

  5. 4. Dowry and Microcredit : Effects on gender relations in Bangladesh

    University essay from Institutionen för kultur och kommunikation; Filosofiska fakulteten

    Author : Alexander Högberg; [2012]
    Keywords : Dowry; gender; NGO; patrilineage; patrilocality; prestige; domestic abuse; microcredit;

    Abstract : This study examines what effects dowry has on the gender relations in the Savar area outside of Dhaka, Bangladesh. The collection of data was made through fieldwork on sight in Savar, with the help of ADESH, during a two month period, in the spring of 2012. READ MORE

  6. 5. Role and Performance of Microcredit in Pakistan

    University essay from Institutionen för ekonomi och it

    Author : Adnan Ali; M. Ashan Alam; [2010]
    Keywords : Microfinance; microcredit; Pakistan;

    Abstract : Microcredit provides small loans to poor people and small enterprises. It is the best solution of removing poverty. This research provides an overview of the role and performance of microcredit in Pakistan. The major objective of the study is to show the microfinance sector performance and impact of the microcredit on the different poverty levels. READ MORE