Narrow your search
Listing 1 - 2 of 2
Sort by

Book
Entrepreneurship and sustainability : business solutions for poverty alleviation from around the world
Authors: ---
ISBN: 1409428737 9786613933232 1409428745 1283620782 1317142594 9781409428749 9781409428732 9781283620789 9781409460480 1409460487 9781315579917 9781317142584 9781317142591 9781138108998 1317142608 131557991X Year: 2012 Publisher: Burlington, Vt. : Gower,

Loading...
Export citation

Choose an application

Bookmark

Abstract

Entrepreneurship and Sustainability challenges the notion that not-for-profit social entrepreneurship is the only sort that can lead to the alleviation of poverty. It explores how best to bring commercial investors together with those who are best placed to reach the poorest customers. With case studies from around the World, the focus of the contributions is on the new breed of entrepreneurs who are blending a profit motive with a desire to make a difference in their communities and beyond borders. A significant number of the contributions here also recognize that although much research has b

Microfinance and public policy : outreach, performance and efficiency
Author:
ISBN: 9221193470 9221193489 9789221193487 9780230300026 0230300022 9780230547025 0230547028 9789221193470 1282911856 9786612911859 Year: 2007 Publisher: New York : Palgrave Macmillan,

Loading...
Export citation

Choose an application

Bookmark

Abstract

Microfinance institutions (MFIs) provide a public good; if MFIs create and deepen markets where none existed before, there may be a case for public support. This book is based on a study of 45 MFIs, and applies factor analysis and cluster analysis to show that MFIs form clusters in terms of social and financial performance.

Listing 1 - 2 of 2
Sort by