The paper analyses the current and possible future development of social protection systems in three Mekong countries …

This paper describes how the social capital of rice farmers of the Mekong delta of Vietnam - manifested in the …

Contrary to the confidence in the ability of microfinance to uplift the poor on the social structure so that upon … craving. The paper reviews literature on social and financial impact of microfinance and finds that failure of microfinance in …

Microfinance has, by now, reached a total of over 60% of all poor households of Bangladesh, and 37% of all households … (World Bank, 2005). There are, however some controversies relating to the indebtedness for the microfinance receivers and the … contribution of microfinance in their socioeconomic conditions. Some say it is making poor people debt trapped, on the other hand …

The microfinance system of Grameen Bank is a revolutionary tool to eradicate poverty of the rural people especially the … women of Bangladesh. At present GB is the largest microfinance bank in Bangladesh and probably the biggest microcredit …

The paper focuses on comparison of the functioning of microfinance in various developing regions of the world, as well … opportunities in the microfinance markets. The conclusion offers several possibilities and insights on how microfinance could be … more efficient in financial terms. The paper also presents a brief evaluation of the benefits of microfinance and based on …

This paper investigates the role of public expenditures and general government debt in microfinance performance. Our … panel regression applied to the data of microfinance institutions (MFIs) in Latin America and the Caribbean confirms the …, are characterized by higher rate of social efficiency. The positive influence on microfinance is besides public finance …

This paper examines the main risk management opportunities and threats, which microfinance institutions (MFIs) are … exposed to. Awareness and understanding of these indicators can make the evolution of microfinance more accurate and … simultaneously can help to locate the microfinance market in the broader picture of economic development. Growing competition …

This survey article provides a brief but comprehensive overview of microfinance academic literature with emphasis on … recent innovations, trends and efficiency. In particular, we focus on controversial issues of microfinance, such as … of the reviewed literature underline the great improvement in the microfinance field that, however, has not reached its …

internal costs of group formation, and broadens the fractions of society into which microfinance institutions penetrate. We …