GROWTH OF MICRO-CREDIT IN INDIA: AN EVALUATION (90th Conference volume of Indian Economic Association 2007 Dr. Md. Tarique * & Ranjan Kumar Thakur † The success of Grameen Bank in Bangladesh has established the fact and several literatures in this regard also acknowledge the fact that poor are bankable in terms of capacity to save and repay the loans provided the same are collected at the doorstep in small amount at frequent intervals. This is the basic principle of micro-finance‚ which
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The Great Lake Restoration Initiative (GLRI)‚ started in 2010‚ is an attempt toward the restoration of Great Lakes ecosystem that was devastated in the previous century. Using the resources grated by federal government‚ Great Lakes Restoration Initiative supplemented Environmental Protection Agency “to improve water quality…restore native habitat…and control invasive species” (“The Great Lakes…”). Currently‚ the GLRI program is in its second 5-year-phase‚ planned for implementation in fiscal year
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The Philadelphia’s Healthy Corner Store initiative was started in response to the obesity crisis. This initiative was designed to highlight bad food choices‚ and to make healthier choices with nutritious food by partnering with grocery/corner stores. Over 600 corner stores committed to promoting/selling healthy products‚ i.e. fruits/vegetables. This initiative targeted minority neighborhoods suffering from highest poverty rates which is directly linked to higher obesity rates‚ health issues (type
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CSR became a norm as per few countries’ corporate governance codes. Many other countries are also contemplating inclusion of CSR initiatives as a standard corporate governance practice. It has become a competitive necessity rather than a nicety‚ which it used to be. Companies saw the benefit. Shareholders supported the initiatives. Stakeholders appreciated the initiatives. However‚ as Adam Smith observed‚ "It is not from the benevolence of the butcher‚ the brewer‚ or the baker‚ that we expect our dinner
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Duke Saves Initiative. Duke Saves Initiative is an incentive program that is offered to our customers that allows them to make more energy efficient choices and receive rewards and bonuses for making better choices. Duke Energy Corporation Duke Energy is a Fortune 250 company that currently services over 7 million electric customers and 500‚000 gas customers in the Carolinas‚ the Midwest‚ Florida‚ Ohio and Kentucky. With over 150 years of experience in the industry Duke Saves Initiative is a way
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| | | | Exports as an engine of Economic Growth – A critical analysis | | Exports are generally defined as a function of international trade whereby goods produced in one country are shipped to another country for future sale or trade. The sale of such goods adds to the producing nation’s gross output. If used for trade‚ exports are exchanged for other products or services. Prior to the 1991 reforms‚ Indian government policies focussed on protectionism and
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Analysis: -GE Matrix -Growth Strategies -Positioning strategies -Conclusion and recommendation Executive Summary We are going to do project in order to figure out problem found in the portfolio of Café De Carol. Since it shown that the growth rate of the sale and revenue in slow slope‚ so we try to research and plan strategy to help the company‚ by using the methodology in Strategic Marketing Management to solve. That would be involving GE matrix‚ Positioning‚ Growth Strategy. We aim
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Growth and Development Shannon Ogbeni Kaplan College Growth and Development The process of growth and development is a random manner but is gradual and regular. There is a particular pattern of development for instance; development proceeds from head to toe and from the midline to the periphery (outside boundary or surface of something). Different body parts grow at a different rate‚ all body parts cannot grow at the same time. Growth is a continuous and gradual process‚ all body parts continue
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Patient Safety Initiatives in the Hospital Setting Introduction Patient safety is described by the US Institute of Medicine as “the freedom from accidental injury due to medical care or from medical error” (Mansour‚ 2012). With that being said‚ patient safety has long been a major issue for hospitals. In the past many patients have been injured during hospital stays‚ some being injured severely with death being the result. With the growing trend of lawsuits‚ hospitals were becoming
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Don’t you just hate when people make up terminology to suit their purpose? You may think that Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne may fall into the category of trying to coin new words to set their concepts apart‚ but there is method to the madness. The concept is quite simple to understand. The Red Ocean is where every industry is today. There is a defined market‚ defined competitors and a typical way to run a business in any specific industry. The researchers called this the Red Ocean‚ analogous to
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