ABSTRACT. In this article we present the role of social proximity in the formation of the interest rate in the informal credit market in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. This paper is unique in the sense that it deals with social proximity and the formation of interest rate. If a lot of articles deal with the interest rate and social capital, none of them have attempted to link the two variables. A qualitative and quantitative survey was conducted on debt bondage in [2003][2004]. The impact of social proximity defined as strong and weak is captured by a simple regression model. We show that a strong social proximity has a negative impact on the interest rate. Furthermore, the frequency of transactions has a positive impact on the interest rate, which means that asymmetrical information does not play a central role in our study. We then explain the relation between social proximity and interest rate by using the concept of rights and obligations.
The phenomenon of street children could have gender-specific aspects. The cultural hypothesis emphasises the fact that the social roles assigned to boys and girls lead to gender-based differences in the way that the process of migration onto the street is viewed. The validity of this hypothesis is tested using data on street children in Mauritania. Our study analyses the family background of the children. The results support this hypothesis.
La mise en oeuvre de la révolution verte en Inde s'est traduite par une utilisation excessive de pesticides et d'engrais, conduisant à des formes de vulnérabilités des milieux naturels, sociaux et économiques. Au début des années 1990, les limites posées par le modèle de la révolution verte ont conduit à la déinition de formes revisitées de l'agriculture jugées plus soutenables pour la sécurité alimentaire et la préservation de l'environnement. L'article vise à examiner les enjeux de soutenabilité associés à l'agriculture en Inde. Dans un premier temps, l'objectif est d'apporter un éclairage analytique de la notion de soutenabilité du point de vue conceptuel et méthodologique. Dans un deuxième temps, il s'agit d'examiner les implications de cette discussion théorique pour l'agriculture au travers de l'expérience indienne.
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