Microfinance and social capital in Nepal: the case for an integrated approach
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Paper/Presentation Title | Microfinance and social capital in Nepal: the case for an integrated approach |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | Paudyal, Ratna (Author), Abraham, Anne (Author) and Fallon, Wayne (Author) |
Editors | Adhikari, Dev Raj and Gautam, Dhruba Kumar |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Reshaping Organizations to Develop Responsible Global Leadership |
Journal Citation | 1 (1), pp. 305-320 |
Number of Pages | 16 |
Year | 2013 |
Place of Publication | Kathmandu, Nepal |
ISBN | 9789937260817 |
Conference/Event | 2nd International Conference of the Nepalese Academy of Management (NAM 2013): Reshaping Organizations to Develop Responsible Global Leadership |
Event Details | 2nd International Conference of the Nepalese Academy of Management (NAM 2013): Reshaping Organizations to Develop Responsible Global Leadership Parent International Conference of the Nepalese Academy of Management Event Date 10 to end of 12 Mar 2013 Event Location Kathmandu, Nepal |
Abstract | While microfinance is often used in developing countries as a poverty alleviation tool, many studies of microfinance programs question its effectiveness as a genuine means of alleviating poverty and developing social capital. A growing body of literature has more recently identified problems with microfinance brought about by the apparent misuse of loans by the finance recipients, pointing to recipients who have found themselves compelled to use the loan to fund necessary health care and other basic needs. Increasing evidence indicates that minimal support is not enough to assist impoverished people. This is because the causes of poverty are multidimensional and the recipients need more than finance to break the cycle of poverty. This paper proposes that, in order for microfinance to make a significant and worthwhile contribution to the lives of impoverished people and their communities, microfinance programs need to take a more holistic or integrated approach, where the provision of microfinance should support the recipient’s productive use of the loan, and their capacity to repay the loan from that productive use. This paper describes a research project that seeks to understand how the provision of integrated microfinance in Nepal could contribute to the development of social capital in that country and hence assist in overcoming poverty and its related issues. |
Keywords | microfinance; integrated approach; social capital; Nepal; developing countries |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 440903. Social program evaluation |
350202. Finance | |
441001. Applied sociology, program evaluation and social impact assessment | |
Public Notes | Chapter 19. |
Byline Affiliations | School of Accounting, Economics and Finance |
University of Western Sydney | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q1y17/microfinance-and-social-capital-in-nepal-the-case-for-an-integrated-approach
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