Most contributions in the fast‐growing literature on microfinance seem to agree that all the
stakeholders (borrowers, lenders, communities, government and regulators, interested third …

Borrowing is a common coping strategy for households to meet healthcare costs in countries
where social health protection is limited or non-existent. Borrowing with interest, hereinafter …

The paper explains why microfinance institutions require more rather than less funding
during periods of financial crisis. After briefly describing the rapid expansion of microfinance …

Objectives To assess the effects of a user fee scheme, and related fee exemption system, on
the health care seeking behaviour, the out‐of‐pocket expenditure and the coping …

International capital flows are constrained by a lack of complementary human capital,
information asymmetries and transaction costs for small loan sizes. Extant research has …

This in-depth study carried out over a period of one year focuses on the life-worlds of haliya
and kamaiya child workers from Morang and Bardiya districts, respectively. The participants …

The paper traces the evolution of The Microfinance Sector of Togo over the half century from
its independence in 1960 to 2010. The methodology uses oral histories, consisting of a …

The failures of the socialist model, evidenced by high unemployment, have led France to
reorient itself towards more enterprise creation. These entrepreneurial ventures require …

Background Borrowing money is a common strategy to cope with health care costs. The
impact of borrowing on households can be severe, leading to indebtedness and further …

This article highlights that in Nepal, the promise of education seems to have become a
magnet of child bondedness. After some government intervention in 2000, the haliya and …