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A Microcredit Alternative in South Asia
Akhuwat's Experiment
Langbeschreibung
This book explores Akhuwat (literally brotherhood), a rapidly growing Pakistani NGO formed in 2001, which addresses the shortcomings of conventional microfinance. Its vision is of a society built on empathy and social solidarity and its mission is that of creating self-sufficiency among the entrepreneurial poor.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Part I: Conceptual and institutional issues 1. Introduction 2. Altruism and faith inspired giving 3. Altruism in Pakistan and Akhuwat's altruistic initiatives 4. Critiques of conventional microcredit 5. The Akhuwat interest free microcredit model Part II: Empirical assessment 6. Akhuwat's microcredit alternative 7: Promoting self-sufficiency via enterprise 8: Policy issues Part III: Summary and conclusion
Shahrukh Rafi Khan is currently a Mount Holyoke College Research Associate. He has published extensively in refereed journals and authored and edited several books. His recent books include a History of Development Economics Thought (Routledge, 2014) and Market as Means not Master: Towards New Developmentalism (Routledge, 2010).
ISBN-13:
9781351174565
Veröffentl:
2018
Seiten:
182
Autor:
Shahrukh Rafi Khan
eBook Typ:
EPUB
eBook Format:
EPUB
Kopierschutz:
2 - DRM Adobe
Sprache:
Englisch
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