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The need for new forms of employment and economic diversification in rural areas has led to a growing interest in rural enterprise. This book is a collection of case studies, representing an overview of the problems and opportunities in this field.
This important book suggests a strategy to overcome what appears to be an otherwise hopeless situation - 'micro-privatization'.To illustrate the efficacy of this strategy, Malcolm Harper presents case studies, which amply demonstrate that micro-privatization is practical anywhere.
Commercial and Inclusive Value Chains includes case studies on fifteen profitable and inclusive value chains from different countries in Western, Eastern and North Eastern Africa, and from India, Cambodia, Peru.
With reference to India.
Written for those whose job it is to assist people to start their own businesses, or who are considering the merits of group as opposed to individual enterprise, this book looks at 13 case studies which all contain important lessons.
Text: Published in collaboration with Practical Action Publishing (London), this book shows commercial bankers that providing micro-finance services to the poor makes good business sense.
Relating to a few developing countries.
The reasons for this success are obvious.
Beyond Micro-Credit sets out how Indian Micro-Finance Initiatives are combining micro-finance with a wide range of development goals, these include not only poverty alleviation through providing savings, credit and insurance services but also promoting livelihoods, empowering women, building people's organizations and changing institutions.
This compilation comprises 14 articles on the major developments in microfinance in recent years. Some show how certain aspects of the field have changed quite dramatically, others cover issues which have continued throughout the period to preoccupy practitioners and policy makers, and others raise critical and worrying concerns about the future of microfinance. All have been written by experienced authorities, with practical experience, and several are widely regarded as seminal contributions. The reader should be useful for students and others who are looking for a wide-ranging introduction to microfinance, for national and international policy makers and donors, and for people who work in the field and are looking for a broad overview of trends and alternative strategies.