Microcredit Alternative in South Asia - Akhuwat''s Experiment

Informationen zum Autor Shahrukh Rafi Khan is currently a Mount Holyoke College Research Associate. He has published extensively in refereed journals and authored and edited several books. His recent books include a History of Development Economics Thought (Routledge, 2014) and Market as Means not Master: Towards New Developmentalism (Routledge, 2010). Natasha Ansari is a Research Associate at the Collective for Social Science Research. She is one of the lead researchers on the Value Chains pillar for the research consortium Leveraging Agriculture for Nutrition in South Asia (LANSA) in Pakistan. Klappentext This book explores Akhuwat (literally brotherhood), a rapidly growing Pakistani NGO formed in 2001, which addresses the shortcomings of conventional microfinance. Its vision is of a society built on empathy and social solidarity and its mission is that of creating self-sufficiency among the entrepreneurial poor. Zusammenfassung This book explores Akhuwat (literally brotherhood), a rapidly growing Pakistani NGO formed in 2001, which addresses the shortcomings of conventional microfinance. Its vision is of a society built on empathy and social solidarity and its mission is that of creating self-sufficiency among the entrepreneurial poor. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I: Conceptual and institutional issues 1. Introduction 2. Altruism and faith inspired giving 3. Altruism in Pakistan and Akhuwat’s altruistic initiatives 4. Critiques of conventional microcredit 5. The Akhuwat interest free microcredit model Part II: Empirical assessment 6. Akhuwat’s microcredit alternative 7: Promoting self-sufficiency via enterprise 8: Policy issues Part III: Summary and conclusion

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• Authors: Natasha Ansari, Natasha Rafi Khan Ansari, Shahrukh Rafi Khan, Shahrukh Rafi Khan, Shahrukh (Mount Holyoke College Rafi Khan, Shahrukh Ansari Rafi Khan
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9780815386858
• ISBN: 978-0-8153-8685-8
• No. of pages: 182
• Series: Routledge Studies in the Growth Economies of Asia; Routledge Studies in the Growth Economies of Asia
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore; Pakistan, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, 21st Century, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, Economic theory & philosophy, Monetary Economics, Development economics & emerging economies, Development economics and emerging economies, Economic theory and philosophy, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General