Advancing Women in Leadership Journal 2017
DOI: 10.21423/awlj-v32.a88
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Do microfinance programs benefit women in developing countries?

Abstract: This paper looks at the case for and against the view that microfinance programs benefit women in developing countries, based on a selective body of research. The analysis suggests that women constitute the largest pie of the clientele of microfinance programs at the global level. Broadly, these programs have worked withing two paradigms which aim at (1) poverty alliveation and (2) empowerpment of women within femenist discourse. However, the literature remains about the real impact of these programs In some d… Show more

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