The microfinance sector has room for pure for-profit microfinance institutions (MFIs), non-profit organizations, and … empirical results show that MFIs with a high depth of outreach are most efficient, resulting in higher levels of outreach and …

Reaching the poorest is an important objective in many development interventions, and microfinance is no exception. We … dataset from a community-managed microfinance intervention in Northern Malawi, we find regressive targeting: Participants are …

-sustainability of microfinance institutions has been disadvantageous to the target audience. We investigate the association between … social efficiency and financial performance using a comprehensive data set that includes 650 microfinance institutions. A …

in the increasing homogenization of NGOs around the delivery of services, primarily microfinance services, and its shift … extremely poor quality of governance. The country’s active development NGO sector has been credited with some of the more … equivalent contribution on the governance front. It draws on primary survey data to explore the hypothesis that the problem lies …

conclude by speculating on the role of Bangladesh’s development to sustain the process of growth and on the role of governance …

Microfinance is seen as a key development tool, and despite the current deepening crisis within the industry, it …’s empowerment, housing, job creation, and social cohesion. The available evidence shows that microfinance does harm, as well as good …

Serious questions remain about the ability of NGOs to meet long-term transformative goals in their work for development … has swept through the world of foreign aid, most NGOs remain poorly placed to influence the real drivers of social change …. However we also argue that NGOs can take advantage of their traditional strengths to build bridges between grassroots …

This paper examines the conditions that foster downward accountability among nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). To … do so, I compare how NGOs responded in an unusual case where, from 1999–2003, the Zapatista Movement demanded more say … over projects. I compare 77 NGOs, some that dropped out and others that accommodated the movement’s demands. I argue that …

International agencies use two alternative modes of governance to deliver international aid projects: under bilateral … agreements with recipient governments (in-house), or through incumbent NGOs. Through the lenses of institutional and transaction … through incumbent NGOs. Specifically, international aid projects delivered “in-house” involve important investments in …