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标题：Financing micro-entrepreneurs for poverty alleviation: a performance analysis of microfinance services offered by BRAC, ASA, and Proshika from Bangladesh
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作者：Dilruba Khanam ; Dilruba Khanam ; Muhammad Mohiuddin 等
期刊名称：Journal of Global Entrepreneurship Research
印刷版ISSN：2228-7566
电子版ISSN：2251-7316
出版年度：2018
卷号：8
期号：1
页码：27-1-27-17
DOI：10.1186/s40497-018-0114-6
语种：English
出版社：Springer
摘要：AbstractMicrofinance services have emerged as an effective tool for financing micro-entrepreneurs to alleviate poverty. Since the 1970s, development theorists have considered non-governmental microfinance institutions (MFIs) as the leading practitioners of sustainable development through financing micro-entrepreneurial activities. This study evaluates the impact of micro-finance services provided by MFIs on poverty alleviation. In this vein, we examine whether microfinance services contribute to poverty alleviation, and also identify bottlenecks in micro-finance programs and operations. The results indicate that the micro-loans have a statistically significant positive impact on the poverty alleviation index and consequently improve the living standard of borrowers by increasing their level of income.
关键词：Poverty alleviation;Microcredit;NGOs;Sustainable rural development;Developing country;Bangladesh