Socio-economic Perspective of Microfinance as a poverty reduction tool

Ada Jaffery and Dawood Mamoon

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Abstract: This paper aims to critically evaluate the microfinance approach in social and economic perspective. Critical analysis reveals that microfinance can be used as an efficient tool to reduce poverty, thus contributing towards economic as well as social development. Moreover, paper highlights the role of institutional design and indicates that microfinance institutions working on the lines of non government organizations and following the double bottom line approach performs better than the other institutional frameworks. Joint liability and the role of group leader are eminent in enhancing the performance of these institutions. Poverty can be decreased if microfinance institutions are driven in a more systematic manner keeping in mind primarily the well being of society.

Keywords: Microfinance; Poverty; Social and Economic Development; Institutional Design; Non Government Organizations. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: G1 G10 G2 G21 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015-01-01
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