Microcredit and Survival Microenterprises: The Role of Market Structure by P. V. Viswanath

“…My theoretical analysis suggests that when introducing an extensive program of microcredit in undeveloped and relatively isolated rural areas, it is important to look at how the market structure mediates the impact of the provision of loans on the demand and supply for the end-product or service. …”
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A microcredit crisis: development vs. profit. by Zaara Zain Hussain

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Feasibility of implementing a microcredit program in Afghanistan. by Gokkilam Ammaiyappan.

“…The aim of this paper is to evaluate the feasibility for Central Asia Development Group (CADG), a Non Governmental Organisation, to implement a microcredit program as a poverty alleviation strategy in Afghanistan.…”
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Microcrédito e Pobreza: um Diálogo Possível? by Claire Gomes dos Santos, Rosinha da Silva Machado Carrion

Subjects: “…microcredit…”
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Performance of microcredit financing collection in Tekun Negeri Johor / by Nur Syazwani Abdul Hamid, 1992- 638043, Nik Intan Norhan Abdul Hamid 490462, Fakulti Pengurusan 538641

Delivery Mechanisms and Microenterprises Performance: An Analysis of Microcredit Program by Rosman Mahmood, Ahmad Suffian Mohd Zahari

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Development and capabilities: application to microcredit of a gender perspective by Emma Rué Cabré

“…Nussbaum, the article sets out to determine to what extent the microcredit can give rise to a process of transformation in the institutions that limit the economic, social and political opportunities of women and restrict their capability for realization. …”
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Microcredit program as an alternative source of financing for local development by Raysa Capote Pérez, Amalia Díaz Silva, Carlos Cesar Torres Paez, Annelise Paula Gil Guerra

“…The main objective of this article is to propose a microcredit program to stimulate Local Economic Development projects. …”
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Health-care provision meets microcredit finance in Argentina by Kai Lashley

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The impact of microcredit on income: the case of Banco Real in Brazil by Lauro Gonzalez, César Righetti, Luiz Carlos Di Serio

“…This study aims to evaluate the impact of productive microcredit provided by a microfinance institution linked to a commercial bank by examining a sample of 20,628 customers. …”
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THE CURRENT SITUATION AND TRENDS OF NON-BANK MICROCREDITING IN UKRAINE by O. Shuplat

“…The essential characteristics of microcredit have been clarified and its role in consumer lending has been defined. …”
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Access to microcredit for women living with, or vulnerable to, HIV in Haïti by C. Longuet, J. L. Machuron, M. M. Deschamps, R. Sinior, E. Brignoli, J. W. Pape, B. Miribel

“…In 2005, GHESKIO, a centre for the care of people living with HIV/AIDS; ACME, Association for Cooperation with Micro Enterprise; and Fondation Mérieux launched a microcredit programme to help women living with HIV/AIDS. …”
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Are microcredits to agriculture sectors of sub-continent co-integrated? by Shmatko Larisa, Skakunova Alesia, Subhani Muhammad Imtiaz, Ushakov Denis

“…This research has been conducted in order to identify whether the microcredit to agriculture sector of sub-continent co-integrated? …”
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The Determinants of Farmer’s Participation in Formal Microcredit Markets in Benin by Tchékpo Fortuné OGOUVIDE, Ygué Patrice ADEGBOLA, Afio ZANNOU, Gauthier BIAOU

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Microcredit, Personal Empowerment and Quality of Life of Women Borrowers by Sana Fayyaz, Roslan Abdul Hakim, Shazida Jan Mohd Khan

“…Indeed, there have been many studies that examine the relationship between microcredit and quality of life, and found that there is a positive relationship between microcredit and quality of life of the borrowers (women). …”
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Empowering Women through Microcredit in Bangladesh: An Empirical Study by Dalia Debnath, Md. Sadique Rahman, Debasish Chandra Acharjee, Waqas Umar Latif, Linping Wang

Subjects: “…microcredit…”
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The Lebanese schism? : understanding localities of microcredit, poverty, and politics by Jawaid, Naveen Q. (Naveen Qamar)

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Six Randomized Evaluations of Microcredit: Introduction and Further Steps by Banerjee, Abhijit, Karlan, Dean S., Zinman, Jonathan

“…Causal evidence on microcredit impacts informs theory, practice, and debates about its effectiveness as a development tool. …”
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The role of microcredit program and micro enterprises in poverty reduction by Atik Purmiyati, Retno Setyowati, Marta Sabila Rakhima

“…It further investigate the effect of the microcredit program of Kredit Perniagaan Rakyat (KUR) on the efficiency of micro-enterprises in East Java Indonesia hence the poverty reduction. …”
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The impact of microcredit scheme on entrepreneurship development: The case of Malaysia by Abdul Manaf, Halimah, Mohamed, Ahmad Martadha

“…In many developed countries, social entrepreneurship play as important role in enhancing citizen entrepreneurial skills.In developing countries, Social entrepreneurship has emerged and grown into a global movement to transform social change as part of poverty eradication strategy.Building upon this foundation, this paper aims to examine the impact of microcredit scheme on entrepreneurhip development.Specifically, it attempts to (1) explore the effectiveness of the existing microcredit schemes, (2) assess the viability of government policies aimed at promoting microcredit schemes; and (3) make strategic policy recommendation to improve the existing social business model.The methodology in this study involves disrtibuting questionaires survey to 1500 microcredit participants across Malaysia.A total of 1176 respondents returned the questionnaires, which was a rate of return of 78%.The findings were analysed based on descriptive statistic involving frequency,percentage and mean.The finding indicate that (1) microcredit schemes are effective in developing entrepreneurial skills particularly among women and single parents in rural areas; (2) existing government policies are sufficient in providing adequate funding opportunities for these entrepreneurs; and (3) current existing social business model needs adjustment particularly in regard to providing training to aspiring entrepreneurs.However, there are areas of concern that need to be addressed by the government such as the need for coordination among institutions that offer microcredit financing and less political interference in the decision making process.…”
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