Programs for the Poorest: Learning from the IGVGD Program in Bangladesh

Matin, Imran; Hulme, David

doi:10.1016/s0305-750x(02)00223-1

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“…Recognizing these different responses from better off and poor fishers, we argue for a two pronged approach to interventions, as shown in Figure 2. A protection-oriented component is required to reduce vulnerability to risk exposure, while a promotional component aims to increase income, productivity, or employment prospects (Matin and Hulme 2003;Krishna 2010). Both of these policies are intertwined and reinforce each other.…”

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Negotiating risk and poverty in mangrove fishing communities of the Bangladesh Sundarbans

Islam

Chuenpagdee

2013

Maritime Studies

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Small-scale fishers in Bangladesh face substantial risks due to their occupation and their geographical setting. Without any effective buffer against crises, recurring shocks and on-going risk exposure are major factors pushing fishers into poverty. Not all fishers experience these events in the same way, however, with some of them showing higher capacity to negotiate risks. In this study, we ask how fishers cope with shock, what factors differentiate them in their risk negotiations, and what implications these factors may have on poverty alleviation policy. On the basis of the study's findings, we posit that poverty alleviation in small-scale fishing communities in Bangladesh requires interventions that target not only risk minimization, but also the endowment of fishers with socio-economic capitals to help them handle varying degrees of risk and shocks. Such policies as, for instance, providing employment for fisherwomen or providing a basic social safety net will increase the overall resilience and well-being of fisher communities.

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Negotiating risk and poverty in mangrove fishing communities of the Bangladesh Sundarbans

Islam

Chuenpagdee

2013

Maritime Studies

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“…Hence, micro credit is provided as part of a package approach. Matin and Hulme (2003) survey the evidence on how far the benefits of this program actually reach the core poor and conclude that although the program was more successful than more conventional micro credit schemes, nonetheless many target households were still missed. criteria (like land ownership) are enforced.…”

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Micro Finance and Poverty Reduction in Asia: What is the Evidence?

2003

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Despite the extensive spread of micro finance, studies on the actual impact of MFIs are often more ambivalent about its impact than is the aid community. Much has been written on the range of institutional arrangements pursued in different organizations and countries and in turn a vast number studies have attempted to assess the outreach and poverty impact of such schemes. However, amongst the academic development community there is a recognition that perhaps we know much less about the impact of these programs than might be expected given the enthusiasm for these activities in donor and policy-making circles.In recognition of this uncertainty this paper aims to bring together some of the recent evidence that has been accumulating on the impact of microfinance activities on poverty reduction.In particular we ask what is the evidence on three specific issues:-the extent to which microfinance initiatives have made a lasting difference in pulling households out of poverty on a permanent basis; -the extent to which microfinance programs reach only the better-off amongst the poor, leaving the 'core poor' unaffected; -how far micro finance is a cost-effective means of transferring income to the poor.The evidence surveyed here suggests that the conclusion from the early literature, that whilst micro finance clearly may have had positive impacts on poverty it is unlikely to be a simple panacea for reaching the core poor, remains valid. Reaching the core poor is difficult and some of the reasons that made them difficult to reach with conventional financial instruments mean that they may also be high risk and therefore unattractive microfinance clients. Hence there is a need to continually improve design and outreach and to see MFIs as part of the package for targeting the poor, rather than the whole solution.

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“…2 BRAC coupled the financial transfers with training and assets to use as a basis to create a new livelihood (Matin and Hulme 2003). The bet is on the possibility of "graduation" from a life of extreme poverty, into a life of economic self-sufficiency, an idea with roots in the economics of poverty traps (Bowles, Durlauf andHoff 2011, Sachs 2005).…”

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