‘Micro Finance and Women Empowerment ’ By Ms. Varsha Parikh Lecturer Department of Extension and Communication Faculty of Family and Community Sciences The M.S.University of Baroda Vadodara 390002‚Gujarat‚ India E-mail : vbparikh@rediff.com Micro Finance and Women Empowerment By Ms. Varsha Parikh ABSTRACT Self-help groups intermediated by microcredit have been shown to have positive effects on women. Micro finance refers to small savings
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look at the perspectives of different sociologists and the theory’s applied within perspectives to explain the impact of social influences. There are two main perspectives in sociology; macro- sociological and micro-sociological. For my case study I have chosen to look at the functionalist theory which is the macro perspective regards to individual behaviour as being predominantly influenced by the demands and constraints of the social systems in which the person lives. The other theory
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Principles of Macroeconomics Assignment 2 Q1 Answer the questions below using the following information: All figures are in billions of dollars. Currency held outside banks $ 800 Demand Deposits 1000 Traveler’s Checks 100 Other checkable deposits 200 Savings accounts 300 Money market accounts 100 Other near monies 200 a. What is the value of M1? M1 = 800 + 1000 + 100 + 200 = $2100 billion. b. What is the value of M2? M2 = 2100 (M1) + 300 + 100 + 200 = $2700 billion. Q#2 Explain what
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Environment ENVIRONMENT What is Environment? The purpose of this essay is to familiarize you with the relationship between man and his environment. After reading it you will be able to understand the meaning of Environment and man’s place in the environment. You will also be able to see the complexities of‚ man-environment inter-change and the impact that has been made on the environment since the beginning of the industrial revolution. Environment may be broadly understood to mean our
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Topic One: The Marketing Environment 1. What is meant by the term marketing environment? The marketing environment consists of the actors and forces that affect a company’s capability to operate effectively in providing products and services to its customers. It is useful to classify these forces into the micro-environment (customers‚ competitors‚ distributors and suppliers) and the macro-environment (political and legal‚ economic‚ social/cultural‚ technological‚ environmental‚ legal forces). These
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business environment and adversely affect the goals of business enterprise. There are three kind of political risk in the case “Chavez’s Venezuela”‚ macro-political risk‚ micro-political risk and legal risk. After populist socialist president‚ Hugo Chavez took the office of Venezuela‚ he took many actions to control the country and enhance his own power towards the whole country which made the macro-political risk occurred. Macro-political risk is the changes to the general societal environment will
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Introduction Macquarie Bank has been recognised as one of the most prestigious banks in Australia and around the world. Macquarie was established in Australia in 1969‚ it began operations in Sydney in January 1970 with only three staff. Macquarie Bank first opened its doors for business on 1 March 1985 with a retail branch in Sydney. Today‚ Macquarie Bank operates in a range of investment banking‚ commercial banking and selected retail financial services markets both in Australia and overseas
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market consists of all the actual and potential buyers of yoghurt products. The macro-environment consists of six types of forces economic‚ demographic‚ cultural‚ natural‚ technological and political. “Vital Foods” must ensure that they take into account the trends‚ changes and alterations in these environments which can both pose threats and reveal opportunities. Economic Environment The economic environment is best described as having the “factors that affect consumer buying power and spending
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For Profits: The Unethical Side of Micro-Lending The original principle of micro lending is to provide start-up or expansion business loans to people living in less advantaged or impoverished countries who are unable to apply for traditional loans due to lack of credit history and/or collateral. Micro-financing is a great tool to create venture capital for those who would have no other means to secure it. The primary goal of micro lending‚ as established by Muhammad Yunus‚ the godfather of microcredit
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Budapest. 7. Khan‚ M. and Senhadji‚ A.‚ (2000)‚ Threshold Effects in the Relationship between Inflation and Growth‚ IMF Staff Paper No. 48‚ Washington‚ D.C. 8. Restrepo‚ J. and Tokman‚ A.‚ (2005)‚ Labour Markets and Institutions: An Overview‚ Central Bank of Chile‚ Santiago.
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