Towards the sustainability of microfinance services: the role of client impact monitoring
Doctorate other than PhD
Title | Towards the sustainability of microfinance services: the role of client impact monitoring |
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Type | Doctorate other than PhD |
Authors | |
Author | Virtue, Tony |
Supervisor | Delpachitra, Sarath |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
Qualification Name | Doctor of Business Administation |
Number of Pages | 243 |
Year | 2008 |
Abstract | [Abstract]: Over the last few decades microfinance has become an integral part of the economic development of the less developed countries with regional governments, the Central to the success of microfinance is the distribution of capital from the wealthy to the poor in a manner which encourages accountability and responsibility from the The policy framework and legislative environment for microfinance is still evolving. For instance some countries are still developing the regulatory environment to monitor the transparency of the industry. Furthermore, there are some growing concerns on the level of efficiency of the delivery of microfinance in making an impact on projects or at least making an impact on alleviation of poverty. In order to contribute to the latter, this study investigates a major microfinance operation in the The study uses a survey tool developed by the donor agency to monitor the quantitative and qualitative aspect of the microfinance operation and benchmark them against similar operations within the Asian region. The results show that, in the majority of cases, the Philippines operation has outperformed their counterparts. However, there is considerable room for improvement to maintain the sustainability of the operation. These experiences of successes and failures need to be recorded and delineated to build on existing achievements and support an environment geared towards substantial growth in the funding of microfinance in the future. It is the intention of this study to highlight these experiences and draw attention to the very real achievements currently being experienced through some effective microfinance |
Keywords | microfinance; World Bank; Asian Development Bank; less developed countries; third world; economic development; sustainability |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 350202. Finance |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/9z599/towards-the-sustainability-of-microfinance-services-the-role-of-client-impact-monitoring
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