Microenterprise occupation and poverty reduction in microfinance programs: evidence from Sri Lanka

By J. Shaw. 2004

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Social enterprise versus social entrepreneurship: An examination of the ‘why’ and ‘how’ in pursuing social change (2013, background): “Another concern regarding MEPs relates to market constraints, which often prevent micro-enterprises from surviving and growing (Dercon, 2002; McKenzie, 2009): this is one of the most challenging aspects for micro-enterprises (Mead and Liedholm, 1998; Shaw, 2004).”
Social and financial efficiency of Islamic microfinance institutions:a Data Envelopment Analysis application (2015, background): “Microfinance has been one of the solutions prescribed for global poverty alleviation over the past three decades (Koveos & Randhawa, 2004; Shaw, 2004).”
Efficiency of microfinance institutions in Sri Lanka: a two-stage double bootstrap DEA approach (2015, background): “Hence, selection of number of female clients over the other possible depth of outreach proxies is more appropriate in the context of microfinance industry in Sri Lanka where many rural women suffer social deprivation that lead to erode their entrepreneurial prospects (Shaw, 2004).”