Background The concept of microcredit was first introduced in Bangladesh by Nobel Peace
Prize winner Muhammad Yunus. Professor Yunus started Grameen Bank (GB) more than 30 …

This paper reviews feminist critiques, both on conceptual and empirical grounds, of the
contention that microcredit empowers women. It also reviews other critiques of microcredit …

Microcredit has been seen by national governments and their development partners as a
strategic tool for the empowerment of vulnerable populations particularly women. Evidence …

Background Childhood malnutrition is a major consequence of poverty worldwide.
Microcredit programmes—which offer small loans, financial literacy and social support to low …

The paper explores the incidence of high indebtedness or financial stress among urban,
poor households in Ecuador and demonstrates its relation with the quality of employment …

Social and gender norms influence, if not shape, women's economic sufficiency and
empowerment. Ignoring social and gender norms have resulted in conflict in households …

The underlying purpose of this paper is to examine the impacts of the recent food price hikes
on the extent and direction of vulnerability of children to food insecurity in households in five …

The six papers presented in this half-thesis trace my progression through various schools of
thought in human geography. It is an" ensalada mixta" that presents a mix of approaches …

Bu çalışmada, evli çiftlerin gıda güvencesizliği deneyimleri ile gıda güvencesi ve
güvencesizliğine yönelik tutum ve davranışları, toplumsal cinsiyet eşitsizliği bağlamında …

Using data from the third Cameroonian Households Consumption Survey (CHCS 3), this
research examines the implications of gender responsive microcredit policy on inclusive …