Do guarantee programs lead to additionality in agricultural lending? Do guarantee programs contribute to small loans? Do guarantee programs encourage banks to use their own funds? Do guarantee programs reduce the cost of lending to banks and how cost effective are the guarantee programs? These...

Against the backdrop of rural financial markets, this article documents and describes Philippine rural deposit mobilization in view of the recent government attempts to reduce the urban bias of financial developments. It also examines the factors in rural economy that can contribute to the...

Against the backdrop of rural financial markets, this article documents and describes Philippine rural deposit mobilization in view of the recent government attempts to reduce the urban bias of financial developments. It also examines the factors in rural economy that can contribute to the...

This paper presents a summary of the large and growing literature about donor experience in attempting to meet employment and income objectives through assistance to the rural non-farm enterprises. Key conclusions about these experiences are presented stressing those that have implications for...

The Dynamics of Rural Development Project attempts to examine the agricultural sector, which recently has been subjected to comprehensive agrarian reform and rural nonfarm enterprises (RNEs). This paper is an integration of the major findings of various studies under the second set of...

To understand the saving characteristics of households before appropriate polices can be formulated, this study examines the saving behavior of Filipino rural households using 1987 data in selected Philippine rural provinces. It verifies the capacity of rural households to save and determines...

This paper reviews the trends in rural banking during the past ten years with an emphasis on deposit mobilization. Results indicate that while there has been a steady increase in rural deposits throughout the period, the proportion of total rural to urban deposits reveals a small increase. Its...

The Dynamics of Rural Development Project attempts to examine the agricultural sector, which recently has been subjected to comprehensive agrarian reform and rural nonfarm enterprises (RNEs). This paper is an integration of the major findings of various studies under the second set of...

A variety of institutional forms of microfinance are being introduced in Asia including by the ADB-and financial institutions pursue different objectives, so it is difficult to assess how well microfinance is actually contributing to poverty alleviation. There is little systematic data available...