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Banking on the rural poor in Peninsular Malaysia :

Author (نویسنده/ناشر):

Gibbons , David S.

Catalog Source (منبع کتلاگ):

ACKU

Statement of responsibility:

David S. Gibbons and Sukor Kasim.

Publication/Distribution (Imprint):

Penang Malaysia : University Sains Malaysia ; Amanah IKHTIAR Malaysia c/o Center for Policy Research, [1991].

Physical Description:

xv, 147 pages : illustrations, charts ; 22 cm.

Summary:

Summary “Small loans can reduce extreme rural poverty. As in Bangladesh, rural women in peninsular Malaysia lifted their families out of poverty, using their own skills in their own projects. All they needed was capital in the form of small loans, delivered to their door step. Small loans on reasonable terms to very poor households for financing additional income-generating activities, can be an effective and efficient way to reduce extreme rural poverty in peninsular Malaysia, as well as in Bangladesh…”—(summary page).

Language:

English

ISBN:

9839688006

Subjects--Topical Terms:

Rural credit – Malaysia.
Poverty – Malaysia.
Bank loans – Malaysia.
Rural poor – Malaysia.
Small business – Malaysia.

LC Class. No:

HG3729. / M35. / G533 1991

Source of Classification:

Library of Congress Classification / Monograph

Accession No:

3ACKU000541770

General Note:

“February, 1991”.

General Note:

“The government will also continue to provide allocation for the implementation of Amanah IKHTIAR throughout the country, ministry of finance, Malaysia Budget speech, 1990”—Back Cover.