Microfinance and the business of poverty reduction: Critical perspectives from rural Bangladesh
Summary. An ethnographic study of three Bangladeshi villages reveals that microfinance programs, despite promises to reduce poverty and empower women, actually increased indebtedness and worsened economic, social, and environmental vulnerabilities. The research shows that market-based poverty reduction approaches can undermine social capital rather than strengthen entrepreneurial capabilities in poor communities.
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Banerjee, S. B., & Jackson, L. R.. (2016). Microfinance and the business of poverty reduction: Critical perspectives from rural Bangladesh. Human Relations. https://doi.org/10.1177/0018726716640865
Banerjee, Subhabrata Bobby, and Laurel R Jackson. “Microfinance and the business of poverty reduction: Critical perspectives from rural Bangladesh.” Human Relations, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1177/0018726716640865.
Banerjee, Subhabrata Bobby, and Laurel R Jackson. 2016. “Microfinance and the business of poverty reduction: Critical perspectives from rural Bangladesh.” Human Relations. https://doi.org/10.1177/0018726716640865.
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- DOI
- 10.1177/0018726716640865
- Countries
- Bangladesh
- Regions
- Asia
- Categories
- funding, entrepreneurship, policy
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- 2026-04-28