Micro-enterprises and the Institutional Framework in Developing Cou Ries
Author : Christian Morrisson
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 18,48 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Informal sector (Economics)
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Author : Christian Morrisson
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 18,48 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Informal sector (Economics)
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Author : Christian Morrisson
Publisher : OECD
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 39,37 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Business & Economics
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Author : Estomih J. Nkya
Publisher :
Page : 30 pages
File Size : 13,93 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Entrepreneurship
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Author : Committee of Donor Agencies for Small Enterprise Development
Publisher :
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 22,7 MB
Release : 1989
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :
Microenterprises - very small businesses consisting of a single self-employed person, a family, or at the most a few employees - are the main source of livelihood of up to half of the population of most developing countries. In the past this vital sector, often referred to also as the informal sector, has received inadequate attention, but increasingly multilateral and bilateral agencies and non-governmental organizations are searching for ways to help improve the effectiveness of these microenterprise operations and to enable them to make a greater contribution to the development of the third world and to the general efforts to enhance incomes and raise living standards.This collection of sixteen papers by experts with considerable experience in the field emanates from the International Conference on Microenterprises held in Washington DC, USA, sponsored by the Committee of Donor Agencies for Small Enterprise Development on 6-9 June 1988. It is organized according to the major issues relating to the subject: the structure of the microenterprise sector, government policies towards microenterprises, informal credit markets, financial and technical services, institutional aspects and a review of the experience of assistance projects. This publication should be of great interest and value to all concerned in increasing assistance to the development of microenterprises in developing countries.
Author : María Otero
Publisher :
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 25,2 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :
Introducing a new direction for microenterprise finance, contributors argue that one can create sustainable and viable financial institutions that give the poor greater access to financial services. Covering Asia, Africa, and Latin America, the cases outline successful programs such as: the Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI); BancoSol in Bolivia; the Association of Solidarity Groups in Colombia; and the Kenya Rural Enterprise Programme.
Author : Marguerite Robinson
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 16,48 MB
Release : 2001-06-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0821383388
Around the world, a revolution is occurring in finance for low-income people. The microfinance revolution is delivering financial services to the economically active poor on a large scale through competing, financially self-sufficient institutions. In a few countries this has already happened; in others it is under way. The emerging microfinance industry has profound implications for social and economic development. For the first time in history, capital is well on its way to being democratized. 'The Microfinance Revolution', in three volumes, is aimed at a diverse readership - economists, bankers, policymakers, donors, and social scientists; microfinance practitioners and specialists in local finance and rural and urban development; and members of the general public interested in development. This first volume, 'Sustainable Finance for the Poor', focuses on the shift from government- and donor-subsidized credit systems to self-sufficient microfinance institutions providing voluntary savings and credit services.
Author : Marguerite S. Robinson
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 524 pages
File Size : 11,79 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780821349533
??? ... Microfinance is the method whereby financial services and credit is made available to the economically active but low income people of developiong countries. This book focusses on three key aspects of the phenomenon: 1) the shift from government- and donor-subsidized credit delivery systems to self-sufficient, sustainable microfinance institutions; 2) the results on the ground, on the way in which microfinance is helps people expand and diversify their enterprises, increase their incomes, raise their living standards and those of theri families, and boost their self-confidence; 3) the theroretical frameworks that had previously impeded the microfinance revolution, with suggestions for their improvement.
Author : Joanna Ledgerwood
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 570 pages
File Size : 38,60 MB
Release : 2006-08-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0821366165
In response to a clear need by low-income people to gain access to the full range of financial services including savings, a growing number of microfinance NGOs are seeking guidelines to transform from credit-focused microfinance organizations to regulated deposit-taking financial intermediaries. In response to this trend, this book presents a practical 'how-to' manual for MFIs to develop the capacity to become licensed and regulated to mobilize deposits from the public. 'Transforming Microfinance Institutions' provides guidelines for regulators to license and regulate microfinance providers, and for transforming MFIs to meet the demands of two major new stakeholders regulators and shareholders. As such, it focuses on developing the capacity of NGO MFIs to mobilize and intermediate voluntary savings. Drawing from worldwide experience, it outlines how to manage the transformation process and address major strategic and operational issues inherent in transformation including competitive positioning, business planning, accessing capital and shareholders, and how to 'transform' the MFI's human resources, financial management, MIS, internal controls, and branch operations. Case studies then provide examples of developing a new regulatory tier for microfinance, and how a Ugandan NGO transformed to become a licensed financial intermediary. This book will be invaluable to regulators and microfinance NGOs contemplating institutional transformation and will be of tremendous use to donors and technical support agencies supporting MFIs in their transformation.
Author : Rangaswamy Vedavalli
Publisher : Anthem Press
Page : 509 pages
File Size : 44,53 MB
Release : 2007-03-13
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1843313774
This comprehensive text offers a rare and insightful investigation into the energy sector of the developing world. ‘Energy for Development’ provides comparative case studies of countries going through the reform process, evaluates reform experience, discusses the lessons that can be learned and identifies challenges faced by these countries at the national and global level. A topical and timely book which seeks to explore the anxieties and insecurities of the global energy sector since 2001.
Author : Giovanni Dosi
Publisher : Springer
Page : 477 pages
File Size : 33,49 MB
Release : 1996-04-22
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1349133892
This book examines the role of competence, organization and strategies of firms in industrial dynamics linking economic, management and historical perspectives. In the first part of the book, a series of economic and managerial contributions discuss the concepts, dimensions and effects of routines, competence, adaptation, learning, organizational structure and strategies in the evolution of industrial enterprises at the theoretical and empirical levels. In the second part of the book, a series of historical papers examine these issues in a longterm perspective for the United States, Japan and several European countries.