Microfinance and poverty reduction in Nigeria : a study of selected microfinance Institutions in Benin Metropolis South-South of Nigeria / Uyi Benjamin Edegbe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Edegbe, Uyi Benjamin, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Microfinance--Asia.

Microfinance.

Microfinance--Pacific Area.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (85 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hamburg, Germany : Anchor Academic Publishing, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is an empirical study of how microfinance impacts on poverty reduction in Nigeria. The book examined conceptual issues in poverty and microfinance with focus on the nature and incidences of the poverty phenomenon, justification for the establishment and growth of microfinance in Nigeria. This book with theoretical and empirical findings investigates the previous attempts by the governments in alleviating poverty and specifically how microfinance have helped in reducing the poverty menace especially since the promulgation of the microfinance banking act in 2005 by the Central bank of

Contents:

Microfinance andPoverty Reduction in Nigeria; Acknowledgements; TABLE OF CONTENTS; List of Abbreviations; LISTS OF TABLES; CHAPTER ONE: Introduction; 1.1 Background to The Study; 1.2 Statement of the Problem; 1.3 Objectives of the Study; 1.4 Definition of Key Concepts; 1.5 Significance of the Study; CHAPTER TWO: Conceptual Issues in Poverty; 2.1 Definition and Meaning of Poverty; 2.2 Measurement of Poverty; 2.3 Incidence of Poverty in Nigeria; 2.4 Poverty Reduction Strategies in Nigeria; CHAPTER THREE: Conceptual Issues in Microfinance; 3.1 General Overview of Microfinance/Microcredit Scheme

3.2 Definition and Meaning of Microfinance3.3 Growth of Microfinance in Nigeria; 3.4 Justification for the Establishment of Microfinance Banks in Nigeria; 3.5 Empirical Literatures on Microfinance; 3.6 Theoretical Framework; CHAPTER FOUR: Research Methodology; 4.1 Research Design; 4.2 The Area of Study; 4.3 Population of Study; 4.4 Sample; 4.5 Sample Size; 4.6 Methods of Data Collection; 4.7 Data Analysis; CHAPTER FIVE: Data Analysis, Interpretation and Discussions of Results; 5.1 Question one: Socio-Economic and Demographic Characteristics of Microfinance Scheme Beneficiaries

5.2 Question two: The Impact of Microfinance on the Living Standard and Wellbeing of the Beneficiaries5.3 Question three: The Policies, Regulatory and Supervisory Frameworks That Guide Microfinance Banks in Nigeria; 5.4 Question four: Problems/Challenges Hampering the Successful Implementation of the Microfinance Scheme; 5.5 Discussion of Results; CHAPTER SIX: Recommendation and Conclusion; 6.1 Recommendations; 6.2 Conclusion; REFERENCES; APPENDIX ONE Questionnaire Guide; APPENDIX TWO Interview Schedule for Managers/Directors of Micro Credit Outfits

APPENDIX THREE Focus Group Discussion Guide for Leaders of Registered Unions of Micro Finance Banks

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed April 14, 2014).

ISBN:

3-95489-673-7

OCLC:

871779857