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Investigating a best practice model of microfinance for poverty alleviation: Conceptual note
Joseph ToindepiThe purpose of this paper is to establish what constitutes best practice models of microfinance for poverty alleviation. It argues that the new microfinance phenomenon…
Individual social capital and access to rural services in Northern Vietnam
Quoc Dinh Hoang, Thomas Bernhard Dufhues, Gertrud Buchenrieder– The purpose of this paper is to analyze the effects of network-based individual social capital on the access of rural households to services.
Time preference and the process of civilization
David Howden, Joakim KampeThe authors begin with an admittedly simplistic statement: “civilization” is best represented by the increased availability of utility providing goods and services. In other…
Financial development and poverty reduction: panel data analysis of South Asian countries
Madhu Sehrawat, A K GiriThe purpose of this paper is to examine the contribution of financial development to poverty reduction in 11 South Asian developing countries using panel data set over the time…
Factors affecting the intensity of nonfarm participation among ethnic minorities in Northwest Mountains, Vietnam
Tuyen Quang Tran, Huong Van Vu, Tinh Thanh DoanLittle econometric evidence exists on the determinants of nonfarm participation among ethnic minorities in Vietnam. The purpose of this paper is to examine the intensity of…
Social trust and use of banking services across households in 28 transitional countries
Elvin Afandi, Nazim HabibovThe purpose of this paper is to use survey data from a sample of 29,000 households from 28 transitional countries and Turkey to address two main questions: first, is there any…
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