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There is no denying the fact that microcredit (MC) has been playing an important role in the movement for poverty alleviation. But by the same breath it is also a hard fact that it has serious limitations in terms of its delivery system, rules of repayment, interest rate charges, etc. These limitations made it largely fail to realize its potential and expected goals. A credible study on the productivity of MC was required to determine its actual interest paying capability. In the absence of any established economic justification, based on productivity, this exorbitantly high interest rate is found morally untenable and has become the primary target of criticism for its minimal or marginal ac...
The factors affecting climate are changing all over the world. This phenomenon has multidimensional impacts on human livelihoods. Different groups of people are affected in different ways. Among all sectors, agriculture is highly dependent on climate variables. As a consequence, the socioeconomic profiles of farm as well as farmers are changing with the changing climate. In the existing literature there is a large gap about the relationship between climate change and the socioeconomic characteristics of livelihoods. This study is an attempt to find out a conclusive result about the relationship between the agents of climate change and the agents of agricultural sustainability, the effects of...
This is an open access book. Universitas Sarjanawiyata Tamansiswa proudly invites all students, researchers, lecturers, and practitioners to participate in the International Conference on Management and Business (ICoMB). This hybrid conference is a part of an annual event called International Management Week (IMW) hosted by Universitas Sarjanawiyata Tamansiswa will be held in Yogyakarta, Indonesia on October 31, 2022. The conference theme is Empowering Small and Medium Enterprises. ICoMB aims to provide a venue for scholars to share their knowledge in the field of management and business-related areas internationally through research and best practice outcomes presentation to promote learning from each other by exchanging insights and strengthening the network.
Micro-entrepreneurial activities play a pivotal role in rural economic development in the third world countries. As a result, in Bangladesh poverty alleviation through rural centric micro-entrepreneurship development has been focused for more than thirty five years. Over 600 registered and thousands unregistered microcredit organizations including globally prominent institutions like Grameen Bank, BRAC, ASA, BARD, ActionAid, CARE etc. are operating here with their own reputed models. However, the micro-entrepreneurship development and its achievements in the country are still lagging behind a satisfactory level due to a number of prevailing factors. This book examines its major achievements and shortcomings from the perspectives of the structured institutions, non-structured institutions, and non-institutional factors, and government’s policy guidelines influencing development of micro-entrepreneurship, and makes recommendations for overcoming the shortcomings.
There is no denying the fact that microcredit (MC) has been playing an important role in the movement for poverty alleviation. But by the same breath it is also a hard fact that it has serious limitations in terms of its delivery system, rules of repayment, interest rate charges, etc. These limitations made it largely fail to realize its potential and expected goals. A credible study on the productivity of MC was required to determine its actual interest/profit paying capability. In the absence of any established economic justification, based on productivity, this exorbitantly high interest rate is found morally untenable and has become the primary target of criticism for its minimal or marg...
This book addresses the implications of technology, entrepreneurship, and business development gadgets for applications in societies. In this book proceedings, we attempt to address the importance and impact of digitalization and on business development in the context of economic diversity, that is through various propositions of modern technology and entrepreneurial actions, and through the lens of case studies, experiments, empirical assessments, just to name a few research methodological stances and approaches. This book highlights a range of topics in the fields of technology, entrepreneurship, business administration, accounting, and economics that ca...
This is an open access book.The International Conference on Entrepreneurship, Leadership and Business Innovation (ICELBI) is a pioneer conference on entrepreneurship, leadership, and innovation in the higher education environment that focuses on the research-oriented output from academics and practitioners. The conference’s theme, ‘Fostering university-based entrepreneurship in the digital economy era,’ encourages entrepreneurship activists to become a catalyst for creating creative jobs and increasing economic growth, especially in the digital era.