As Development Seeks to Empower: Women from Mexico and Niger Challenge Theoretical Categories

Huiskamp, Gerard; Hartmann-Mahmud, Lori

doi:10.1300/j134v10n04_01

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“…However, the extent to which microfinance clients embrace this entrepreneurial identity varies significantly across contexts. For example, Huiskamp and Hartmann-Mahmud (2007) argue that women microfinance clients are fully capable of actively developing business plans and then putting them into action; which they find highly entrepreneurial. Also, Bruton, Khavul, and Chavez (2011, p. 10) find that borrowers 'understand the risk and reward trade-offs that microloans present, and focus on value generation', which is indicative of highly entrepreneurial behavior.…”

Section: Microfinance Clients As Entrepreneurs Households As Enterprmentioning

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Unruly entrepreneurs – investigating value creation by microfinance clients in rural Burundi

Cieslik

Hudon

Verwimp

2019

Oxford Development Studies

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This study explores the entrepreneurial potential of the rule-breaking practices of microfinance programs' beneficiaries. Using the storyboard methodology, we examine the strategies employed by the poor in Burundi to bypass institutional rules. Based on 66 short interviews conducted in seven rural provinces of Burundi, our exploratory study analyzes the entrepreneurial potential in four instances of rule-evasion: consumption spending, illegitimate investment, loan juggling and loan arrogation. We argue that some of the unruly practices are in fact entrepreneurial, as they create tangible and intangible value for the rural poor at both household and community levels. These include strengthening social ties through gift exchange and ceremonies, which then help poor households to self-insure against shocks through social networks. By analyzing the push and pull factors for unruly behavior, we show that rule-breaking practices are often necessitated by the microfinance industry itself and call for increased flexibility and adaptability of microfinance products.

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Section: Microfinance Clients As Entrepreneurs Households As Enterprmentioning

confidence: 99%

Unruly entrepreneurs – investigating value creation by microfinance clients in rural Burundi

Cieslik

Hudon

Verwimp

2019

Oxford Development Studies

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Rethinking women’s learning and empowerment in Kenya: Maasai village women take initiative

Takayanagi

2016

Int Rev Educ

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Preventing Violence through Participation in Community Building in Youth

Cheung

2021

Applied Research Quality Life

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Youth’s participation in community service is a proposed but uncharted way to prevent their violent perpetration. To clarify the preventive function, this study analyzes two-wave panel survey data on 1,710 Chinese youths in Hong Kong according to empowerment theory. Specifically, the theory posits that empowerment functions when it targets youth plagued by powerlessness. Two hypothesized conditions of relative powerlessness are being female and living in poor housing. Results support the hypotheses when participation in community service appeared to prevent violent perpetration, and the prevention was greater under the two powerless conditions. These results importantly emerged with the control for prior violent perpetration and adjustment for selectivity into the participation. The results thus imply the value of inviting youth to participate in community service to prevent their violent perpetration. The invitation can target youth who are female or residing in poor housing.

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As Development Seeks to Empower: Women from Mexico and Niger Challenge Theoretical Categories

Cited by 4 publications

References 11 publications

Unruly entrepreneurs – investigating value creation by microfinance clients in rural Burundi

Unruly entrepreneurs – investigating value creation by microfinance clients in rural Burundi

Rethinking women’s learning and empowerment in Kenya: Maasai village women take initiative

Preventing Violence through Participation in Community Building in Youth

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