Assessing the Impact of Micro-credit on Poverty and Vulnerability in Bangladesh / Zaman, Hassan
July 1999 - While micro-credit interventions can play an important role in reducing vulnerability through a number of channels, a significant impact on poverty reduction is achieved under more restrictive conditions. These conditions revolve around whether the borrower has crossed a cumulative loan...
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| Main Authors: | Zaman, Hassan |
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| Format: | Online-Resource |
| Language: | English |
| Published: | Washington, D.C : The World Bank, 1999 |
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| Online Access: | URL des Erstveröffentlichers |
| Summary: | July 1999 - While micro-credit interventions can play an important role in reducing vulnerability through a number of channels, a significant impact on poverty reduction is achieved under more restrictive conditions. These conditions revolve around whether the borrower has crossed a cumulative loan threshold and on how poor the household is to start with. Zaman examines the extent to which micro-credit reduces poverty and vulnerability through a case study of BRAC, one of the largest providers of micro-credit to the poor in Bangladesh. Household consumption data collected from 1,072 households is used to show that the largest effect on poverty arises when a moderate-poor BRAC loanee borrows more that 10,000 taka (US |
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| Physical Description: | 1 Online-Ressource (54 Seiten) |
