Essays about: "Microcredit"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 54 essays containing the word Microcredit.

  1. 21. Microcredit, Food Security and Women Empowerment in Bangladesh

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Development Studies; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Syeda Nadia Sharmin; [2014]
    Keywords : Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Food security is an important factor contributing to the socio-economic stabilization and development of Bangladesh. Though, the country has made a steady progress in the expansion of food production, but food insecurity is still a major problem mainly because of poverty. READ MORE

  3. 22. Assessing the validity of microcredit impact studies in Uganda : Assessing the validity of microcredit impact studies in Uganda

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : CEASER ARUA; [2014]
    Keywords : validity; micro credit; development and impact assessment;

    Abstract : A number of developing countries including Uganda have of recent experienced tremendous growth of microfinance industry in financial and credit service provision. Microfinance development in developing countries and its’ impacts on the poor’s livelihood have been a central point of focus by academic community and development stakeholders. READ MORE

  4. 23. Poverty reduction and sustainability of rural livelihoods through microfinance institutions. : A case of BRAC Microfinance, Kakondo sub-county Rakai district Uganda.

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Doreen Nakiyimba; [2014]
    Keywords : Microfinance; poverty alleviation; sustainable livelihoods.;

    Abstract : Microfinance is perceived to be one of the poverty alleviation mechanisms in poor countries today. This study was set out to find out what impact microfinance has on the livelihoods of women in Kakondo sub-county, Rakai district in Uganda. READ MORE

  5. 24. The impact of Microcredit on Women’s Empowerment. - A case study of Microcredit in the Tangail district, Bangladesh.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Fredrik Graflund; [2013]
    Keywords : Microcredit; women’s empowerment; Bangladesh; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The impact of microcredit on women’s empowerment remains debated. While some studies suggest that microcredit helps women increase their income earning abilities, leading to greater power within the household, others argue that men often take control over the microcredit allocated to women, which leads to a more vulnerable position within the household for women. READ MORE

  6. 25. Entrepreneurship by Poor - A study of entrepreneurship among the poor in less developed countries

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Mathias Stillfors; [2013]
    Keywords : microcredit; institution; education; poor; Entreprenurship; finance; SBC; China; property rights; free market; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The importance of entrepreneurship in our society is the way it stimulate the markets through alertness to opportunities, and being creational of new opportunity-ideas. However, entrepreneurship is usually constrained by normative, regulative and cognitive mechanisms that enforces and forms the basis on which the entrepreneur operates. READ MORE