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Micro-Credit and Rural Poverty: An Analysis of Empirical Evidence

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Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Innovation and Socioeconomic Development Bangladesh Politics, Society, and Development

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This paper reviews empirical evidence on NGO-led micro-credit programmes in several developing countries, and compares them with state-led poverty alleviation schemes in India. It shows that micro-credit programmes have brought about a marginal improvement in the beneficiaries' income, though technological improvements are lacking due to its emphasis on ‘survival skills'. Also, in Bangladesh the practice of repayment of Grameen Bank loans by making fresh loans from moneylenders has resulted in the creation of ‘debt cycles'.

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