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Governing climate change adaptation in the Ganges basin: assessing needs and capacities
In: International journal of sustainable development & world ecology, Band 21, Heft 1, S. 1-14
ISSN: 1745-2627
Book Review: Saima Waheed Altaf. 2011. So Much Aid, So Little Development: Stories from Pakistan
In: Journal of South Asian Development, Band 8, Heft 3, S. 415-416
ISSN: 0973-1733
Greenhouse gas emission reduction options for cities: Finding the "Coincidence of Agendas" between local priorities and climate change mitigation objectives
In: Habitat international: a journal for the study of human settlements, Band 38, S. 100-105
Mahendra Lawoti and Anup Kumar Pahari (eds). 2009. The Maoist Insurgency in Nepal: Revolution in the Twenty-First Century. New York: Routledge. 354 pp. $150. ISBN 978-0-415-77717-9 (HB)
In: Journal of South Asian Development, Band 5, Heft 2, S. 300-303
ISSN: 0973-1733
Social Capital and Cross-Country Environmental Performance
In: The journal of environment & development: a review of international policy, Band 20, Heft 2, S. 121-144
ISSN: 1552-5465
Delivering green economy in Asia: The role of fiscal instruments
In: Futures, Band 73, S. 61-77
Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD) projects: lessons for future policy design and implementation
In: International journal of sustainable development & world ecology, Band 19, Heft 2, S. 116-129
ISSN: 1745-2627
Climate change mitigation in the transport sector through urban planning: A review
In: Habitat international: a journal for the study of human settlements, Band 35, Heft 3, S. 494-500
Do Microfinance Programmes Really Serve the Poor? Evidence from Rural Southeast Nepal
In: Journal of South Asian Development, Band 3, Heft 2, S. 253-268
ISSN: 0973-1733
During the past 25 years development organisations worldwide have increasingly relied on microfinance programmes to help alleviate poverty and achieve various development objectives. These programmes typically aim to provide financial services to poor households that otherwise cannot access formal financial markets. One such example programme is the Grameen Bikas Bank (GBB) in rural southeast Nepal. While GBB targets poor households, the evidence reveals that the vast majority of GBB clients are relatively wealthy, as measured by land ownership and other socioeconomic indicators. In addition, GBB's poor clients also feel less satisfied with its services than do wealthy clients, suggesting that GBB has not adequately tailored its products to the needs of the poor. Possible reasons for GBB's shortcomings include Nepal's caste system, rigid loan repayment schedules, and below-market interest rates on loans. Remedies to improve GBB's outreach to the poor include flexible repayment schedules, higher interest rates, and increased staffing to recruit poor households and monitor their loans.