Using Microcredit to Advance Women
Traditional financial institutions in many countries, have often failed to provide the needy with financial services to increase their income and reduce poverty. Hence, microcredit programs have been developed to fill in this gap. This note analyze...
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okr-10986-115232021-06-14T11:02:45Z Using Microcredit to Advance Women Khandker, Shahidur R. BORROWING EMPLOYMENT ENROLLMENT FAMILY PLANNING FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL SERVICES GIRLS INCOME INTEREST RATES MICROFINANCE NET WORTH PRODUCTIVITY READING RURAL AREAS SAVINGS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT POVERTY REDUCTION CREDITWORTHINESS WOMEN IN DEVELOPMENT CREDIT PROGRAMS MICROCREDITS MICROFINANCE PROGRAMS ENTREPRENEURS WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS BUSINESS FORMATION SAVINGS PROMOTION RISK DIVERSIFICATION POVERTY TRAINING PROGRAMS Traditional financial institutions in many countries, have often failed to provide the needy with financial services to increase their income and reduce poverty. Hence, microcredit programs have been developed to fill in this gap. This note analyzes the outreach on the poor, with particular attention on women. Specifically, it examines three microcredit programs in Bangladesh, where women participation is significant. Interestingly, these microcredit programs mobilize the needy into groups, provides training, and uses a group based lending approach, with the following attractive incentives: 1) easier credit accessibility due to personal selection of group; 2) lower loan defaults due to group pressure and monitoring upon loan enforcement; 3) availability of resources and risk diversification because of close ties across groups and communities; and, 4) savings mobilization, as an integral part of group-based lending. The note finally suggests, that even though an increase in assets may empower the needy and women, to higher consumption, thus contributing to welfare, only those with entrepreneurial ability have access to borrowing, unevenly apportioned among women and poor people, as seen in any other population group. The sustainability of these programs remains to be seen. 2012-08-13T15:17:53Z 2012-08-13T15:17:53Z 1998-11 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1998/11/438761/using-microcredit-advance-women http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11523 English PREM Notes; No. 8 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research South Asia Bangladesh |
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BORROWING EMPLOYMENT ENROLLMENT FAMILY PLANNING FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL SERVICES GIRLS INCOME INTEREST RATES MICROFINANCE NET WORTH PRODUCTIVITY READING RURAL AREAS SAVINGS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT POVERTY REDUCTION CREDITWORTHINESS WOMEN IN DEVELOPMENT CREDIT PROGRAMS MICROCREDITS MICROFINANCE PROGRAMS ENTREPRENEURS WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS BUSINESS FORMATION SAVINGS PROMOTION RISK DIVERSIFICATION POVERTY TRAINING PROGRAMS Khandker, Shahidur R. Using Microcredit to Advance Women |
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Traditional financial institutions in
many countries, have often failed to provide the needy with
financial services to increase their income and reduce
poverty. Hence, microcredit programs have been developed to
fill in this gap. This note analyzes the outreach on the
poor, with particular attention on women. Specifically, it
examines three microcredit programs in Bangladesh, where
women participation is significant. Interestingly, these
microcredit programs mobilize the needy into groups,
provides training, and uses a group based lending approach,
with the following attractive incentives: 1) easier credit
accessibility due to personal selection of group; 2) lower
loan defaults due to group pressure and monitoring upon loan
enforcement; 3) availability of resources and risk
diversification because of close ties across groups and
communities; and, 4) savings mobilization, as an integral
part of group-based lending. The note finally suggests, that
even though an increase in assets may empower the needy and
women, to higher consumption, thus contributing to welfare,
only those with entrepreneurial ability have access to
borrowing, unevenly apportioned among women and poor people,
as seen in any other population group. The sustainability of
these programs remains to be seen. |
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Publications & Research :: Brief |
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Khandker, Shahidur R. |
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Khandker, Shahidur R. |
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Using Microcredit to Advance Women |
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Using Microcredit to Advance Women |
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Using Microcredit to Advance Women |
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Using Microcredit to Advance Women |
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Using Microcredit to Advance Women |
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using microcredit to advance women |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1998/11/438761/using-microcredit-advance-women http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11523 |
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