Microfinance as a tool for poverty reduction: A study of Jordan

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

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Výsledek na webu

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/sab-2015-0033" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/sab-2015-0033</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/sab-2015-0033" target="_blank" >10.1515/sab-2015-0033</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Microfinance as a tool for poverty reduction: A study of Jordan

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of microfinance on the poor, particularly in the specific areas of economic and social development of people and their employment. The research was carried out in Jordan, a country with a well-developed microfinance sector. The results have shown that microfinance has led to an improvement in the financial and social situation of the poor, especially for female clients of microfinance institutions. Interestingly, the higher income of clients has not causedhigher expenditure on their basic needs, but rather people have generated saving for their future and used the additional money for education. According to the results of the microfinance impact assessment, it can be assumed that people, particularly females, prefer to improve the social situation for future generations. Based on this finding, we consider microfinance an effective tool for breaking the vicious circles of poverty, especially in Jordan. Furthermore, microcredits have faci

Název v anglickém jazyce

Microfinance as a tool for poverty reduction: A study of Jordan

Popis výsledku anglicky

The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of microfinance on the poor, particularly in the specific areas of economic and social development of people and their employment. The research was carried out in Jordan, a country with a well-developed microfinance sector. The results have shown that microfinance has led to an improvement in the financial and social situation of the poor, especially for female clients of microfinance institutions. Interestingly, the higher income of clients has not causedhigher expenditure on their basic needs, but rather people have generated saving for their future and used the additional money for education. According to the results of the microfinance impact assessment, it can be assumed that people, particularly females, prefer to improve the social situation for future generations. Based on this finding, we consider microfinance an effective tool for breaking the vicious circles of poverty, especially in Jordan. Furthermore, microcredits have faci

Druh

J_x - Nezařazeno - Článek v odborném periodiku (Jimp, Jsc a Jost)

CEP obor

GA - Zemědělská ekonomie

OECD FORD obor

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Projekt

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Návaznosti

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Rok uplatnění

2015

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Scientia Agriculturae Bohemica

ISSN

1211-3174

e-ISSN

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Svazek periodika

46

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

4

Stát vydavatele periodika

CZ - Česká republika

Počet stran výsledku

9

Strana od-do

172-180

Kód UT WoS článku

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EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

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