The role of microfinance in economic development ... a few are venturing into microfinance. Although most MFIs still consider poverty alleviation the primary goal, selling more products to more ...

Editor’s Note: This article is adapted from remarks delivered by the author on March 16 at the University of Arkansas’s Clinton School of Public Service, in Little Rock. Little Rock is a ...

112-133 (22 pages) AbstractThe main focus of this research is to critically evaluate the sustainability issues of Interest-free Micro–Finance Institutions (MFIs ... The Role of Islamic Financial ...

Social entrepreneurship has proven to provide impactful innovations for poverty alleviation,” says Abby ... Social entrepreneurship can play a big role in experimenting within smaller ...

Whatever role the employment of single mothers played, it peaked by about 2000, while child poverty fell by another third. “Other factors had to be responsible,” Ms. Ryberg said, pointing to ...

The most comprehensive study yet of the federal response to the pandemic shows huge but temporary benefits for the poor — and helps frame a larger debate over the role of government. Kathryn ...