Micro-credit and good governance: models of poverty alleviation

After decades of economic development, extreme poverty still persists in all societies. Too much wealth is concentrated in too few hands. This paper examines two models for economic development in a number of Asian countries.

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Main Author: Hossain, Ishtiaq
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Brill Publishers, Leiden, Holland 2000
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Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/36493/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/36493/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/36493/1/Microcredit_and_Models_of_Poverty_Alleviation%2C_Southeast_Asian_Journal_of_Social_Science%3B_2000%2C_Vol._28_Issue_1%2C_p185%2C_24p.pdf
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Summary:After decades of economic development, extreme poverty still persists in all societies. Too much wealth is concentrated in too few hands. This paper examines two models for economic development in a number of Asian countries.