The first anthropological study of the Grameen Bank microlending program to rural poor women, focused on both economic and social processes to examine and understand grassroots microlending structure and its implications for women borrowers, societal members, bank workers and for the sustainability and growth of lending institutions.
The first anthropological study of the Grameen Bank microlending program to rural poor women, focused on both economic and social processes to examine and understand grassroots microlending structure and its implications for women borrowers, societal members, bank workers and for the sustainability and growth of lending institutions.
Aminur Rahman was born and raised in Bangladesh. He has a Master's Degree in Sociology (University of Dhaka, Bangladesh), M.Phil in Social Anthropology (University of Oslo, Norway), and Ph.D. in Anthropology (University of Manitoba, Canada). Before going abroad for higher studies, Rahman worked for several years with national and international NGOs in Bangladesh in community development projects. He also taught at the University of Manitoba and has published in many international journals, including World Development. Rahman is currently working with the Small Enterprise Program of the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) in Ottawa, Canada.
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List of Figures Preface Acknowledgments 1. Introduction Statement of the Problem The Grameen Bank The Lending Structure of the Grameen Bank Studies of the Grameen Bank Microcredit in Development Projects Women in Development and Incorporation of Microcredit Women in Development: A Bangladesh Context The Significance of This Study The Structure of the Book 2. Field Research Methodology Pre-Fieldwork Research Plan Initiation of Field Research The Native as Researcher, and Rapport Building Data Collection Research Ethics Limitations of the Research 3. Theoretical Framework Entitlement, Enfranchisement, and Empowerment Public and Hidden Transcripts Practice Theory The Concept of Hegemony 4. The Study Village and Its Socioeconomic Organization The Location Social Organization The Village Population and Its Literacy and Education Level Economic Organization Grameen Households in the Local Economy Migration in the Village Economy Women and the Village Economy 5. Microlending and Equitable Development The Public and Hidden Transcripts for Recruiting Women Patriarchal Hegemony in the Recruitment of Women Borrowers Organization of the Women and Social Collateral Networks of Borrowers and Bank Workers The Social Development Initiatives of the Bank 6. Disbursement and Recovery of Loans: Bases for Escalation of Violence? Loans in the Study Village Processing of Loan Applications Loan Disbursement Loan Use and Loan Supervision Loan Repayment Schedule Escalation of Aggression and Violence 7. Microlending and Sustainable Development Sustainability and Profitability The Grameen Bank and Capitalism Transaction Costs, Outreach, and Sustainability Consequences of High Loan Disbursement and Loan Recovery Spiraling Debt Cycle The Donor Perspective Conclusion Review of the Study Theoretical Implications Policy Recommendations Appendix A: Glossary of Non-English Words Appendix B: The Sixteen Decisions Appendix C: Grameen Bank Bidhimala (Bye-laws/Constitution) References
List of Figures Preface Acknowledgments 1. Introduction Statement of the Problem The Grameen Bank The Lending Structure of the Grameen Bank Studies of the Grameen Bank Microcredit in Development Projects Women in Development and Incorporation of Microcredit Women in Development: A Bangladesh Context The Significance of This Study The Structure of the Book 2. Field Research Methodology Pre-Fieldwork Research Plan Initiation of Field Research The Native as Researcher, and Rapport Building Data Collection Research Ethics Limitations of the Research 3. Theoretical Framework Entitlement, Enfranchisement, and Empowerment Public and Hidden Transcripts Practice Theory The Concept of Hegemony 4. The Study Village and Its Socioeconomic Organization The Location Social Organization The Village Population and Its Literacy and Education Level Economic Organization Grameen Households in the Local Economy Migration in the Village Economy Women and the Village Economy 5. Microlending and Equitable Development The Public and Hidden Transcripts for Recruiting Women Patriarchal Hegemony in the Recruitment of Women Borrowers Organization of the Women and Social Collateral Networks of Borrowers and Bank Workers The Social Development Initiatives of the Bank 6. Disbursement and Recovery of Loans: Bases for Escalation of Violence? Loans in the Study Village Processing of Loan Applications Loan Disbursement Loan Use and Loan Supervision Loan Repayment Schedule Escalation of Aggression and Violence 7. Microlending and Sustainable Development Sustainability and Profitability The Grameen Bank and Capitalism Transaction Costs, Outreach, and Sustainability Consequences of High Loan Disbursement and Loan Recovery Spiraling Debt Cycle The Donor Perspective Conclusion Review of the Study Theoretical Implications Policy Recommendations Appendix A: Glossary of Non-English Words Appendix B: The Sixteen Decisions Appendix C: Grameen Bank Bidhimala (Bye-laws/Constitution) References
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