Poor women's participation in income-generating projects and their fertility regulation in rural Bangladesh: Evidence from a recent survey

Amin, Ruhul; Ahmed, Ashrad U.; Chowdhury, Jamir; Ahmed, Musaab

doi:10.1016/0305-750x(94)90111-2

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“…The 1980s witnessed an unprecedented increase in outreach and profitability of financial institutions in the U.K. However, it turned out that it actually created a 14 1988; Amin et al 1994;Amin and Pebley 1990;Hossain 1988;Hulme and Mosley 1996;Pitt and Khandker 1996;Schuler and Hashemi 1994). With the exception of Pitt and Khandker (1996), the major problem with this large body of literature is that it has failed to indicate whether the measured benefits are due to programme participation.…”

Section: Why Micro-credit Matters For Poor Householdsmentioning

confidence: 94%

Micro-Credit Programme Evaluation: A Critical Review

Khandker¹

1998

IDS Bulletin

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summary Micro‐credit programmes have emerged as an antipoverty instrument in many low‐income countries. They target the poor, especially women, with financial services to help them become self‐employed in rural non‐farm activities of their choice. In contrast, micro‐credit programmes of the village banks supported by Accion International or Women's World Banking provide financial services in response to market failures in which formal financial institutions failed to cater financial services to small‐ and medium‐scale enterprises. No matter whether they are instruments for poverty reduction or market failure, micro‐credit programmes practice financial intermediation for their targeted clienteles. The article reviews the methodologies practiced to evaluate micro‐credit programmes, provides a unified framework for anlaysis, and discusses future research directions.

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Section: Why Micro-credit Matters For Poor Householdsmentioning

confidence: 94%

Micro-Credit Programme Evaluation: A Critical Review

Khandker¹

1998

IDS Bulletin

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“…This brings to the fore the issue of female empowerment. Thanks to microcredit, women can raise their status at home and within their society (Amin et al, 1994;Panjaitan-Drioadisuryo and Cloud, 1999). Microcredit empowers women by strengthening their economic roles and increasing their contribution to their families' support (Hashemi et al, 1996); so that they can play an active role in the development process (Goetz and Gupta, 1996).…”

Section: Number Of Women Borrowers (Output W)mentioning

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Social efficiency in microfinance institutions

Nieto

Serrano‐Cinca

Molinero

2009

Journal of the Operational Research Society

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Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) are a special case in the financial world. They have a double financial and social role and need to be efficient at both. In this paper we try to measure the efficiency of MFIs in relation to financial and social outputs using Data Envelopment Analysis. For the analysis of financial efficiency we rely on existing literature for traditional financial institutions. To this we have added two indicators of social performance: impact on women, and a poverty reach index. A series of hypotheses on MFIs have been entertained, that concern the relationship between social and financial efficiency, and the relationship between efficiency and other indicators, such as profitability. Other aspects studied are the relation between social efficiency and type of institution -Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), non-NGO-, and the importance of geographical region of activity. The results reveal the importance of social efficiency assessment. JEL Classification: G290

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“…Typically, purdah confines women's work to the domestic sphere where it is under-valued and not remunerated. For example, if women work outside the household during the peak agricultural season, they would normally be paid in kind, not in cash to avoid violation of purdah (14). Restriction to the domestic sphere limits social networks, participation in civil society, and a voice in policy dialogue.…”

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The Group-lending Model and Social Closure: Microcredit, Exclusion, and Health in Bangladesh

Schurmann

Johnston

2009

J Health Popul Nutr

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According to social exclusion theory, health risks are positively associated with involuntary social, economic, political and cultural exclusion from society. In this paper, a social exclusion framework has been used, and available literature on microcredit in Bangladesh has been reviewed to explore the available evidence on associations among microcredit, exclusion, and health outcomes. The paper addresses the question of whether participation in group-lending reduces health inequities through promoting social inclusion. The group-lending model of microcredit is a development intervention in which small-scale credit for income-generation activities is provided to groups of individuals who do not have material collateral. The paper outlines four pathways through which microcredit can affect health status: financing care in the event of health emergencies; financing health inputs such as improved nutrition; as a platform for health education; and by increasing social capital through group meetings and mutual support. For many participants, the group-lending model of microcredit can mitigate exclusionary processes and lead to improvements in health for some; for others, it can worsen exclusionary processes which contribute to health disadvantage.

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Poor women's participation in income-generating projects and their fertility regulation in rural Bangladesh: Evidence from a recent survey

Cited by 44 publications

References 11 publications

Micro-Credit Programme Evaluation: A Critical Review

Micro-Credit Programme Evaluation: A Critical Review

Social efficiency in microfinance institutions

The Group-lending Model and Social Closure: Microcredit, Exclusion, and Health in Bangladesh

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