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Microfinance in Africa: Is it either the problem or the solution?

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  1. Denis H. ACCLASSATO, 2008. "Taux D'Interet Effectif, Viabilite Financiere Et Financement Des Petits Operateurs Economiques Par Les Institutions De Microfinance Au Benin," Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 79(1), pages 161-195, March.
  2. Navajas, Sergio & Schreiner, Mark & Meyer, Richard L. & Gonzalez-vega, Claudio & Rodriguez-meza, Jorge, 2000. "Microcredit and the Poorest of the Poor: Theory and Evidence from Bolivia," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 28(2), pages 333-346, February.
  3. Thomas H. Allison & Blakley C. Davis & Jeremy C. Short & Justin W. Webb, 2015. "Crowdfunding in a Prosocial Microlending Environment: Examining the Role of Intrinsic versus Extrinsic Cues," Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, , vol. 39(1), pages 53-73, January.
  4. Marek HUDON & Tchakodo OURO‐KOURA, 2008. "Etude Des Facteurs Contingents Du Taux De Remboursement Au Sein D'Une Institution De, Microfinance: Le Cas Du Togo," Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 79(2), pages 301-322, June.
  5. Afenyadu, Dela & King, Kenneth & McGrath, Simon & Oketch, Henry & Rogerson, Christian M. & Visser, Kobus, 1999. "Learning to Compete: Education, Training and Enterprise in Ghana, Kenya and South Africa," Education Research Papers 12865, Department for International Development (DFID) (UK).
  6. Musinguzi, Polycarp & Smith, Peter, 2000. "Saving and borrowing in rural Uganda," Discussion Paper Series In Economics And Econometrics 16, Economics Division, School of Social Sciences, University of Southampton.
  7. Hollis, Aidan & Sweetman, Arthur, 2001. "The life-cycle of a microfinance institution: the Irish loan funds," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 46(3), pages 291-311, November.
  8. Smile Dzisi & Francis Obeng, 2013. "Microfinance and the Socio-economic Wellbeing of Women Entrepreneurs in Ghana," International Journal of Business and Social Research, MIR Center for Socio-Economic Research, vol. 3(11), pages 45-62, November.
  9. Alier Maker Ghai, 2022. "Interest Rates and Microfinance Performance in Eastern Africa," International Journal of Science and Business, IJSAB International, vol. 11(1), pages 24-35.
  10. Gloukoviezoff, Georges, 2016. "Evaluating the impact of European microfinance. The foundations," EIF Working Paper Series 2016/33, European Investment Fund (EIF).
  11. Watts, Natasha & Scales, Ivan R., 2020. "Social impact investing, agriculture, and the financialisation of development: Insights from sub-Saharan Africa," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 130(C).
  12. Onafowokan O. Oluyombo, 2013. "Impact Of Cooperative Societies Savings Scheme In Rural Finance: Some Evidence From Nigeria," Economic Review: Journal of Economics and Business, University of Tuzla, Faculty of Economics, vol. 11(1), pages 77-88.
  13. Alison Brown & Michal Lyons & Ibrahima Dankoco, 2010. "Street Traders and the Emerging Spaces for Urban Voice and Citizenship in African Cities," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 47(3), pages 666-683, March.
  14. Christopher J. Green & Colin H. Kirkpatrick & Victor Murinde, 2006. "Finance for small enterprise growth and poverty reduction in developing countries," Journal of International Development, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 18(7), pages 1017-1030.
  15. João Paulo Coelho Ribeiro & Fábio Duarte & Ana Paula Matias Gama, 2022. "Does microfinance foster the development of its clients? A bibliometric analysis and systematic literature review," Financial Innovation, Springer;Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, vol. 8(1), pages 1-35, December.
  16. Shehla Amjad & SAF Hasnu, 2007. "Smallholders’ Access to Rural Credit: Evidence from Pakistan," Lahore Journal of Economics, Department of Economics, The Lahore School of Economics, vol. 12(2), pages 1-25, Jul-Dec.
  17. Hollis, Aidan & Sweetman, Arthur, 2004. "Microfinance and Famine: The Irish Loan Funds during the Great Famine," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 32(9), pages 1509-1523, September.
  18. Gutiérrez-Nieto, Begoña & Serrano-Cinca, Carlos, 2019. "20 years of research in microfinance: An information management approach," International Journal of Information Management, Elsevier, vol. 47(C), pages 183-197.
  19. F. Nader, Yasmine, 2008. "Microcredit and the socio-economic wellbeing of women and their families in Cairo," Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), Elsevier, vol. 37(2), pages 644-656, April.
  20. Prasansha Kumari, 2022. "Elements of microfinance on spatial poverty alleviation in Sri Lanka: Structural equation modeling," Poverty & Public Policy, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 14(2), pages 137-165, June.
  21. Namayengo., Faith & van Ophem, Johan A.C. & Antonides, Gerrit, 2016. "Women And Microcredit In Rural Agrarian Households Of Uganda: Match Or Mismatch Between Lender And Borrower?," APSTRACT: Applied Studies in Agribusiness and Commerce, AGRIMBA, vol. 10(2-3), pages 1-12, October.
  22. Hollis, Aidan & Sweetman, Arthur, 1998. "Microcredit: What can we learn from the past?," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 26(10), pages 1875-1891, October.
  23. Alabi F. A., 2019. "A Study on the Relationship Between New Business Start Up and Micro Credit Institution and Business Growth of Small Scale Enterprises," Business Management and Strategy, Macrothink Institute, vol. 10(1), pages 181-201, December.
  24. Waseem Ul Hameed & Muhammad Haseeb & Jawad Iqbal & Leonardus W. W. Mihardjo & Kittisak Jermsittiparsert, 2022. "Environmental disaster and women self‐sustainability—A survey study on microfinance female clientele in Pakistan," International Journal of Finance & Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 27(3), pages 3599-3622, July.
  25. Mr. Vassili Prokopenko & Mr. Paul Holden, 2001. "Financial Development and Poverty Alleviation: Issues and Policy Implications for Developing and Transition Countries," IMF Working Papers 2001/160, International Monetary Fund.
  26. Debadutta Kumar Panda, 2017. "Impact assessment of group-based credit–lending projects with controlled project placement bias and self-selection bias," DECISION: Official Journal of the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, Springer;Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, vol. 44(3), pages 227-238, September.
  27. Ali, Merima & Peerlings, Jack, 2011. "Value Added of Cluster Membership for Micro Enterprises of the Handloom Sector in Ethiopia," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 39(3), pages 363-374, March.
  28. Aili Mari Tripp, 2001. "Non-formal Institutions, Informal Economies, and the Politics of Inclusion," WIDER Working Paper Series DP2001-108, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
  29. Sergio A. Contreras & Andrew J. Greenlee, 2021. "Evaluating the effectiveness of ChileCompra's Entrepreneurship Centers policy," Regional Science Policy & Practice, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 13(4), pages 1262-1282, August.
  30. repec:zib:zbseps:v:2:y:2022:2:1:p:53-56 is not listed on IDEAS
  31. Nicole D. Peterson, 2012. "Developing Climate Adaptation: The Intersection of Climate Research and Development Programmes in Index Insurance," Development and Change, International Institute of Social Studies, vol. 43(2), pages 557-584, March.
  32. Smile Dzisi & Francis Obeng, 2013. "Microfinance and the Socio-economic Wellbeing of Women Entrepreneurs in Ghana," International Journal of Business and Social Research, LAR Center Press, vol. 3(11), pages 45-62, November.
  33. Mark Schreiner & Jacob Yaron, 2001. "Development Finance Institutions : Measuring Their Subsidy," World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group, number 13983, December.
  34. Llanto, Gilberto M. & Fukui, Ryu, 2006. "Innovations in Microfinance in Southeast Asia," Research Paper Series RPS 2006-02, Philippine Institute for Development Studies.
  35. James C. Brau & Gary M. Woller, 2004. "Microfinance: A Comprehensive Review of the Existing Literature," Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance, Pepperdine University, Graziadio School of Business and Management, vol. 9(1), pages 1-28, Spring.
  36. Yodit Solomon & Bonnie Ballif-Spanvill & Carol Ward & Addie Fuhriman, 2002. "Outreach, Impact, and Sustainability of Informal Banking: A Case Study of the Ouelessebougou-Utah Alliance Microenterprise Program in Mali," Journal of Developing Societies, , vol. 18(4), pages 290-314, December.
  37. Julius Edeghawe Ofanson, 2012. "Evaluating the Performance of the Microfinance Sub – Sector of the Nigerian Economy," Indian Journal of Commerce and Management Studies, Educational Research Multimedia & Publications,India, vol. 3(2), pages 36-45, May.
  38. Rebecca Schaaf, 2010. "Financial efficiency or relational harmony?," Progress in Development Studies, , vol. 10(2), pages 115-129, April.
  39. Michal Lyons & Simon Snoxell, 2005. "Creating Urban Social Capital: Some Evidence from Informal Traders in Nairobi," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 42(7), pages 1077-1097, June.
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  41. Namizata Binaté Fofana & Gerrit Antonides & Anke Niehof & Johan Ophem, 2015. "How microfinance empowers women in Côte d’Ivoire," Review of Economics of the Household, Springer, vol. 13(4), pages 1023-1041, December.
  42. Naziruddin Abdullah, 2013. "The Effectiveness of Micro-Finance Institutions in Alleviating Poverty: The Case of Bangladesh’s Grameen Bank and BRAC," Journal of Social and Development Sciences, AMH International, vol. 4(7), pages 339-348.
  43. Michal Lyons & Simon Snoxell, 2005. "Sustainable Urban Livelihoods and Marketplace Social Capital: Crisis and Strategy in Petty Trade," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 42(8), pages 1301-1320, July.
  44. Shirley J. Ho & Sushanta K. Mallick, 2017. "Does Institutional Linkage of Bank-MFI Foster Inclusive Financial Development Even in the Presence of MFI Frauds?," Scottish Journal of Political Economy, Scottish Economic Society, vol. 64(3), pages 283-309, July.
  45. Hulme, David, 2000. "Impact Assessment Methodologies for Microfinance: Theory, Experience and Better Practice," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 28(1), pages 79-98, January.
  46. Silas Alumasa & Stephen Muathe, 2021. "Mobile Credit and Performance: Experience and Lessons from Micro and Small Enterprises in Kenya," Journal of Applied Finance & Banking, SCIENPRESS Ltd, vol. 11(4), pages 1-6.
  47. Adewale Abideen Adeyemi & M. Kabir Hassan, 2014. "Islamic microfinancing," Chapters, in: M. Kabir Hassan & Mervyn K. Lewis (ed.), Handbook on Islam and Economic Life, chapter 21, pages iii-iii, Edward Elgar Publishing.
  48. Pretes, Michael, 2002. "Microequity and Microfinance," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 30(8), pages 1341-1353, August.
  49. Xaba, Jantjie. & Horn, Pat. & Motala, Shirin. & Singh, Andréa Menefee,, 2002. "Informal sector in Sub-Saharan Africa," ILO Working Papers 993551903402676, International Labour Organization.
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