The low odds of poor women with small business loans emerging from poverty: Critical social policy implications for Pakistan
Sara Rizvi Jafree,
Humna Ahsan,
Mudasir Mustafa
Abstract:The government of Pakistan has been relying on the microfinance industry to reduce poverty among poor women in Pakistan. Using a theoretical framework that argues for limiting the abilities and capacity of existing microfinance services, we empirically investigate the odds of poor women remaining in poverty despite microfinance loan provision. We collected data from four provinces in Pakistan and analyzed it using multivariate logistic regression. Three‐fourths of the 442 women respondents live below poverty l… Show more
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