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Does microfinance impede sustainable entrepreneurial initiatives among women borrowers? Evidence from rural Bangladesh

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In this article, the authors tried to diagnose the entrepreneurial behavior of MF users in comparison to a comparative set of non-users in the same socio-economic climate in an emerging economy and the haven of micro finance in Bangladesh.
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This article is published in Journal of Rural Studies.The article was published on 2018-05-01. It has received 38 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Entrepreneurship & Microfinance.

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Micro-credit initiatives for equitable and sustainable development : who pays?; a case study of the Grameen Bank Program in rural Bangladesh

A. Rahman
TL;DR: In this paper, anthropological research on the micro-credit program of the Grameen Bank shows that bank workers are expected to increase disbursement of loans among their members and press for high recovery rates to earn profit necessary for economic viability of the institution.
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Sustainable Local Development: An Overview of the State of Knowledge

TL;DR: In this article, the authors identify the latest trends that characterize the concept of sustainable local development, where resilience is the new perspective to include in the variables that influence the development of territories.
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Does venture capital foster entrepreneurship in an emerging market

TL;DR: Wang et al. as mentioned in this paper analyzed the effect of VC for an emerging and immature market by conducting empirical research using data of Chinese listed firms and found that VC fosters innovation entrepreneurship, but the promotion of business entrepreneurship is not significant.
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Science mapping: a bibliometric analysis of female entrepreneurship studies

TL;DR: In this paper, a bibliometric review of the state-of-the-science of the female entrepreneurship field is presented, which highlights significant research gaps in extant studies and develops potential future research agendas that may catalyse new streams of research.

Reseña: Poor economics. A radical rethinking of the way to fight global poverty.

TL;DR: Banerjee and Duflo as discussed by the authors presented a radical re-thinking of the way to fight global poverty by Abhijit V. Banerjee, and Esther Duflo.
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The Promise of Entrepreneurship as a Field of Research

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TL;DR: In Risk, Uncertainty and Profit, Frank Knight explored the riddle of profitability in a competitive market profit should not be possible under competitive conditions, as the entry of new entrepreneurs would drive prices down and nullify margins, however evidence abounds of competitive yet profitable markets as mentioned in this paper.
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