Identification of the poorest and the impact of credit on them: the case of BRAC
This study offers a new approach for identification of the poorest and constructs a poverty profile by integrating four non-impact variables sensitive to poverty. Poverty was found to be highly correlated with all of the variables included in the index namely sex, occupation and education Ievel o...
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| Format: | Research report |
| Sprache: | English |
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BRAC
2019
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| Online Zugang: | http://hdl.handle.net/10361/13039 |
| Zusammenfassung: | This study offers a new approach for identification of the poorest and constructs a poverty
profile by integrating four non-impact variables sensitive to poverty. Poverty was found to
be highly correlated with all of the variables included in the index namely sex, occupation
and education Ievel of the household head, village Ievel economic development and
household landholding. Results on the impact of micro-credit programme on the poorest
show that the poorest with little asset base received similar amount of credit as other
members but invested it in relatively more non-productive activities. The poorest BRAC
members consumed more calorie and owned more non-land assets than the poorest of the
comparison group. For BRAC members length of membership influencer negatively in
their calorie consumption level and asset accumulation. |
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