This paper extends the analysis on microfinance and poverty from the household perspective by focusing on the role of … other economically active household members in alleviating household poverty. Results show that additional other …, results from the earnings regression analysis and logit analysis indicate congruence with generally accepted theory on poverty …

This paper examines the development of microfinance market from the household perspective as it relates to poverty … alleviation. It employs poverty decomposition and dominance analysis. The analysis was divided into four components: comparison … between male-headed and female-headed nonbeneficiary households. Results show that there is a large disparity in poverty …

Uncertainty and unpredictability faced by low-income households increase their vulnerability making poverty even more … is currently the largest and fastest growing microfinance program in the developing world, has been aggressively promoted … as a way of combating poverty. This paper investigates whether or not SHG participation results in reducing poverty and …

interest of western banks in new models of finance, particularly Islamic finance and microfinance. This new trend is not only … primarily outlines that many elements of microfinance could be considered consistent with the broader goals of Islamic banking …

the deprivations and enhance welfare of the poor. Islamic Microfinance is one of them and is rapidly getting popular in … microfinance on the household welfare of the target clients by observing its impact on health, education, income, expenditures and … assets of the poor who took loan from Islamic Microfinance institutions (IMFIs). Study is based on primary data and …

, small- and medium-sized enterprises (MicSMEs) and poor households. The overall policy environment for promoting microfinance …

We investigate if participation in Indian Self Help Group microfinance program (SHG) results in reducing vulnerability …

After more than a decade of economic decline and civil war, Uganda was able to return to economic growth thanks to the … macroeconomic reforms, public sector restructuring, privatisation and decentralization, all with emphasis on poverty reduction. The …

This book focuses on the achievements, current trends and further potential of microfinance to scale-up and serve many …, and to safeguard the synthesis between the financial and social dimension of sustainable microfinance. The book also sheds … debate on core values of microfinance, triggered by recent criticisms of an approach that was hailed as a panacea in the …