Essays about: "poverty alleviation in bangladesh"

Showing result 6 - 9 of 9 essays containing the words poverty alleviation in bangladesh.

  1. 6. Microfinance and poverty alleviation : A case study of Grameen Bank and BRAC

    University essay from Institutionen för teknik och samhälle

    Author : Malin Johansen; Carola Nilsson; [2007]
    Keywords : Microfinance; micro credit; poverty; Bangladesh; Grameen Bank; BRAC;

    Abstract : Microfinance and micro credits are concepts that are used frequently when talking about poverty reducing actions. This paper is a case study of the poverty alleviation impacts of microfinance institutions and it contrasts the effects of Grameen Bank and Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC) operating in Bangladesh. READ MORE

  3. 7. Impact of Microfinance on Living Standards, Empowerment and Poverty Alleviation of Poor People: A Case Study on Microfinance in the Chittagong District of Bangladesh

    University essay from Handelshögskolan vid Umeå universitet

    Author : Mohammad Arifujjaman Khan; Mohammed Anisur Rahaman; [2007]
    Keywords : Microfinance;

    Abstract : Microfinance is not a new development. Its origin can be traced back to 1976, when Muhammad Yunus set up the Grameen Bank, as experiment, on the outskirts of Chittagong University campus in the village of Jobra, Bangladesh. READ MORE

  4. 8. Microcredit - A Way to Overcome Problems of Financial Markets in Developing Countries?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Sofia Hercules; [2006]
    Keywords : poverty; Ghana; Microcredit; Grameen Bank; Economics; econometrics; economic theory; economic systems; economic policy; Nationalekonomi; ekonometri; ekonomisk teori; ekonomiska system; ekonomisk politik; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Fighting poverty is the overall goal of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG). Africa has highest percent of poor people in the world and in order to achieve the MDGs poverty and development trends must take a new turn in almost all African countries. READ MORE

  5. 9. Assessment of the Role of Micro-credit in the Development of Social Capital : A Field Study about Micro-credit Programme Clients in Bangladesh

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

    Author : Tm Abdullah Al Mamun; [2005]
    Keywords : South Asia; Bangladesh; Micro-credit; women; NGO; social capital; women s empowerment; network; Social sciences; Samhällsvetenskaper; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The aim of the study is to investigate how does the micro-credit does, small scale loans to poor people, work in poverty alleviation and building social capital in rural Bangladesh. The major objective of the study is to show how the NGO activities help to increase women's access to micro-finance, generate new income earning opportunities, and to enhance social mobilization and create formal network, norms and trust for collective action and thus develop social capital. READ MORE