...Alemayehu Elda Ergo; Deirdre O’ Connor; Tekle Leza Mega Purpose Micro-businesses contribute to economic development by improving individual welfare. Women are the primary drivers and owners of such businesses in urban Ethiopia. The purpose of this study is to investigate the poverty status...

...Ikechukwu Kelikume Purpose This paper aims to examine the relationship between mobile phones, the internet, financial inclusion, the informal economy and poverty reduction. Design/methodology/approach The study examines the relationship between mobile phones, the internet, financial inclusion...

...Muhammad-Bashir Owolabi Yusuf; Nasim Shah Shirazi; Gairuzazmi Mat Ghani Purpose This study aims to examine the determinants of poverty among microcredit beneficiaries in Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund. Design/methodology/approach The study is based on a nationwide survey of microcredit...

... in terms of poverty alleviation in subsistence markets and business Findings This examination suggests social strategies for the second bottom line should be focused at the community level in measurement, assessment and impact. Focusing social strategies at the community level reframes the role...

...Nuttamon Teerakul; Renato A. Villano; Fiona Q. Wood; Stuart W. Mounter Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe a framework developed for assessing Community‐based Enterprises' (CBEs') impacts on poverty reduction at the household level in northern Thailand, in the context of the UN...