Essays about: "microfinance advantages"

Found 3 essays containing the words microfinance advantages.

  1. 1. MICROFINANCE IMPACT EVALUATION: THEORY VERSUS PRAXIS

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Filippo Capurro; [2017]
    Keywords : Business and Economics;

    Abstract : By conducting a comparative analysis of microfinance impact evaluation (IE) from the researchers and practitioners perspective, the paper aims to uncover the existing gap between theory and reality. To that purpose an academic literature review on IE, based on Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs), is contrasted with the practitioners’ social performance management approach (SPM). READ MORE

  3. 2. The implications of financial sustainability in the microfinance industry

    University essay from KTH/Industriell ekonomi och organisation (Inst.)

    Author : Sara Ek; [2011]
    Keywords : Microfinance; Financial sustainability; Poverty alleviation; Mission drift; Commercialization;

    Abstract : Microfinance is a relatively young and somewhat ambiguous concept. The phenomenon has, however, proven to contribute to making the lives better for many poor people, thus the interest for the industry has grown substantially. The increased attention has stimulated the movement towards more financially sustainable organizations. READ MORE

  4. 3. Female Entrepreneurs in Microfinance –A Field Study to Serbia and Montenegro

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Anna Arvidsson; [2006]
    Keywords : development; empowerment; gender equality; Microfinance; female entrepreneurs; Serbia; Montenegro; Economics; econometrics; economic theory; economic systems; economic policy; Nationalekonomi; ekonometri; ekonomisk teori; ekonomiska system; ekonomisk politik; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : With a special emphasize on female entrepreneurs, this Master Thesis evaluates the access to credit for poor female entrepreneurs in Serbia and Montenegro. Secondly, it evaluates if targeting women in microfinance will enhance the empowerment of women as well as economic development. READ MORE