Financial inclusion and sustainable rural development / Isaac Koomson, Renato A. Villano, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Koomson, Isaac, editor.

Villano, Renato A., editor.

ProQuest ebook central

Series:

Sustainable development goals series 2523-3092

Sustainable development goals series, 2523-3092

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rural development.

Sustainable development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxiii, 537 pages) : illustrations (some color).

Place of Publication:

Singapore : Palgrave Macmillan, 2024.

Contents:

Part I: Setting the Scene

Chapter 1: Unleashing Potential: The Transformative Power of Financial Inclusion in Fostering Sustainable Rural Development

Part II: Food Insecurity, Resilience and Health

Chapter 2: The Discouraged Borrower Syndrome and Rural Household Food Insecurity: Examining the Mediating Role of Financial Inclusion

Chapter 3: The Effect of Financial Inclusion on Resilience of Rural Inhabitants

Chapter 4: Examining the Link Between Financial Inclusion and Mental Distress: Empirical Evidence From Rural South Africa

Part III: Energy Poverty And Transition

Chapter 5: Financial Inclusion and Rural Energy Poverty Reduction in Latin America

Chapter 6: Financial Inclusion and Energy Poverty in Rural Tanzania

Part IV: Gender Equality And Women's Empowerment

Chapter 7: Do Women Require Specialized Digital Financial Instruments to Meet their Needs? Insights from Ghana

Chapter 8: Digital Financial Inclusion and Women's Economic Empowerment in Northern Ghana: The Experience of Rural Women in the Shea Value Chain

Chapter 9: Digital Literacy and Financial Inclusion among Smallholder Farmers: Exploring Gender Dichotomy in Cote d'Ivoire and Nigeria

Chapter 10: Gender and Geographical Disparities in Financial Inclusion in Rural sub-Saharan Africa: A Kitagawa-Oaxaca-Blinder (KOB) Decomposition

Chapter 11: Reinvigorating Sustainable Rural Development with Financial Inclusion: A Case of Women's Empowerment

Part V: Labour, Productivity, And Investment

Chapter 12: Effect of Financial Inclusion on On-Farm Labour Force Productivity and Employment

Chapter 13: Financial Inclusion and Self-employment in Rural Ghana

Chapter 14: Access to Financial Services and Economic Performance of Livestock Farms: Exploring Potential Pathways

Chapter 15: Financial Inclusion, Agricultural Land Ownership and Investment Decisions

Chapter 16: Financial Inclusion and Adoption of Integrated Crop-Livestock Farming Systems in India

PART VI: Digital Finance And The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR)

Chapter 17: Does Digital Financial Inclusion Improve Food Security and Household Resilience?

Chapter 18: Mobile Money Adoption, Farm Performance and Household Welfare in Northern Ghana

Chapter 19: Does digital financial technology improve access to finance among households experiencing idiosyncratic health shocks in Ghana?

Chapter 20: Mobile Money Regulation and Financial Behaviours of Rural Population: Evidence from sub-Saharan Africa

PART VII: Conclusion

Chapter 21: From Rural Poverty to Prosperity: Reflections on Evidence, Policy and the Path Forward.

Notes:

Includes index.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed November 5, 2024).

Other Format:

Print version: Koomson, Isaac Financial Inclusion and Sustainable Rural Development

ISBN:

9789819761326

9819761328

Publisher Number:

90101292642

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Restricted for use by site license.