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Financial sustainability of Tanzanian saving and credit cooperatives

Marwa, Nyankomo; Aziakpono, Meshach - In: International Journal of Social Economics 42 (2015) 10, pp. 870-887

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss the financial sustainability of Tanzanian saving and credit … for the year 2011. The performance was estimated using return on asset (ROA) and financial sustainability was estimated … sustainability. Findings – The results show that, about 61 per cent of the sample SACCOs is operationally sustainable and 51 per cent …

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Taking stock of the waqf-based Islamic microfinance model

Abdullah, Rose; Ismail, Abdul Ghafar - In: International Journal of Social Economics 44 (2017) 8, pp. 1018-1031

sustainable. Good corporate governance is vital to ensure the sustainability. As the donors of cash waqf do not aim to make …

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Determinants of rural people to join cooperatives in Northern Ethiopia

Zeweld Nugusse, Woldegebrial; Van Huylenbroeck, Guido; … - In: International Journal of Social Economics 40 (2013) 12, pp. 1094-1107

Purpose – There are many farmers in rural Ethiopia, who do not join cooperative societies, despite the different technical and financial supports from the government. This study thus aims to investigate the main factors that inspire rural people to join into the cooperatives....

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Assessing the distributional impact of community forest income : Evidence from south-western Nigeria

Olushola Arowolo, Aisha; Agbonlahor, Mure; Okuneye, Peter; … - In: International Journal of Social Economics 41 (2014) 11, pp. 1101-1109

Purpose – Emerging evidence revealed a high rate of dependence of marginal people on forest resources in developing countries for both subsistence use and cash income. The purpose of this paper is to examine the rural livelihoods welfare dimensions of community forest income in south-western...

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Developing sustainable societies – a dialogical network perspective

Ingulfsvann, Are S.; Jakobsen, Ove; Nystad, Øystein - In: International Journal of Social Economics 42 (2015) 6, pp. 583-596

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe and discuss how and to what extent creative dialogue processes can have an impact on regional political planning processes in Norway. Politicians at Nordland County invited representatives from six different regions in Nordland to participate...

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The Age of Sustainable Development

Simonis, Udo E. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 44 (2017) 12, pp. 2500-2502

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China's aid to Africa: competitor or alternative to the OECD aid architecture?

Babaci‐Wilhite, Zehlia; Geo‐JaJa, Macleans A.; … - In: International Journal of Social Economics 40 (2013) 8, pp. 729-743

Purpose – The emergence of the Chinese aid consensus has come to have profound implications for sustainability. The …

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Islamic finance and debt culture: treading the conventional path?

Farooq, Mohammad Omar - In: International Journal of Social Economics 42 (2015) 12, pp. 1168-1195

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the phenomenon of debt culture in the conventional financial systems and then to compare the existing or emerging trends in the Islamic finance industry. It provides critical insight into why economic policies that are delinked from some...

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Experiencing the impact of Marcellus Shale: a case study

Ramsaran, Dave; Rousu, Matthew C - In: International Journal of Social Economics 43 (2016) 5, pp. 517-531

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to attempt to ascertain how people who are experiencing the process of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) to extract gas, define it. A case study is done on the town of Canton in Central Pennsylvania. Design/methodology/approach – A combination of in-depth...

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Sustainable development and spirituality: a critical analysis of GNH index

Gupta, Kanupriya; Agrawal, Rajat - In: International Journal of Social Economics 44 (2017) 12, pp. 1919-1939

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand the relationship between sustainable development (SD) and spirituality. Bhutan, a country believing deeply in Buddhist spiritual values has created a model of Gross National Happiness (GNH) where it is believed that the holistic evolution of...

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