In many developing countries, pro-poor entrepreneurship and innovation is facing a financing gap. Such innovation suffers from a lack of finance especially from the mainstream (or core) of the financial system. Instead, the little support that exists comes from alternative sources at the...

That innovation and entrepreneurship are important for poverty alleviation and development is well established. However, despite a general agreement that finance affects growth and development by supporting innovative activities in the economy, little has been written specifically on how...

In many developing countries, pro-poor entrepreneurship and innovation is facing a financing gap. Such innovation suffers from a lack of finance especially from the mainstream (or core) of the financial system. Instead, the little support that exists comes from alternative sources at the...

Financial Inclusion plays a major role in the progress of every nation and for a country like India where Banks are the significant players in the field of socio-economic development, this industry should concentrate the most on financial inclusion to eradicate financial elimination. To Study...

This paper aims to compare the changes in different socio-economic factors SHGs Women and Non- SHGs Women. Three main dimensions had been assessed in this paper i.e. loan analysis, savings pattern and empowerment. We found that SHGs women have higher score in Average Women Empowerment Index than...

Based on case studies of leading, high-impact investors and asset managers, we develop a new framework for portfolio management in pursuit of social and environmental impact: Total Portfolio Activation (TPA). By identifying four key areas of impact investment activity, the framework helps...

This paper investigates how the institutional arrangement in China's financial market increase the cost of capital for underdeveloped areas. I show that fiscal capacity results in higher leverage but not superior profitability for local government financing vehicles. Infrastructure in fiscally...

Developmental venture capital is the financing of businesses with equity and near-equity in order to achieve both social and financial objectives. The social returns include economic development of distressed urban and rural geographies; creation of high-quality jobs for low-income populations;...

Social infrastructure has endured a long period of neglect in most developed and emerging countries, with chronic underinvestment exposed by the coronavirus crisis 2020. The financial crisis 2007/08 led to a slow revival of economic infrastructure policies, and a growing involvement of...