Essays about: "savings and loans"

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  1. 16. REVISITING SOCIAL CAPITAL IN DEVELOPMENT: CAN GROUP-BASED MICROFINANCE REPRODUCE SOCIAL CAPITAL? A Case Study in Rural Cambodia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Jenny Ngaichan Iao Jörgensen; [2009]
    Keywords : Svay Rieng; Cambodia; collective action; microfinance; social capital; community saving; village saving; social network; social relations; empowerment; community development; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Group-based microfinance programmes, based on trust and solidarity among members, currently dominate development policy and practice as the approach compensates for individual poor’s lack of material resources and market imperfections. Despite strong evidence of its social and economic impact, few researches take an in-depth, empirical look at how the group models manifest and create social capital. READ MORE

  3. 17. Microfinance and poverty alleviation : a case of Obazu Progressive Women Association, Mbieri Imo state - Nigeria

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Nnenna Christiana Irobi; [2008]
    Keywords : microfinance; poverty alleviation; women empowerment; Obazu Progressive Women Association; Nigeria.;

    Abstract : Microfinance, which is one of the tools used in poverty alleviation, has been with us since time immemorial. In Nigeria it is traditionally rooted, while providing credit and financial services to the poor or low-income earners. READ MORE

  4. 18. 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

  5. 19. Islamic Banking Law

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Magnus von Schéele; [2003]
    Keywords : Förmögenhetsrätt; Bankrätt; Komparativ rätt; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The hub and main characteristic of Islamic banking is the prohibition of interest (riba), and this is the most significant difference between an Islamic bank and a conventional bank. The proscription has evolved from the stance that making money from money is unacceptable. READ MORE