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Efficiency Analysis And Sustainability Of Microfinance Institutions In South Asian Region: A Dea Application
The study analyzes the efficiency of 170 Microfinance Institutions in South Asian region during the period of 2008-2009, using data envelopment analysis (DEA) methodology. The worthy results prove that forty nine institutions are relatively efficient, and also exposes that the size of the MFIs have a negative effect on their efficiency given that the MFIs of modest size are more
The Impact Of Microfinance On Rural Enterprises (a Case Study In Nandom District)
This study explored the impact of microfinance on rural enterprises in the Nandom District. The study made use of both primary and secondary data. The entire population of the study was 300 microcredit beneficiaries but the researchers sampled 120 microcredit beneficiaries who have done business with microfinance institutions for the past 6 years. Simple random sampling method was used in
Technical Efficiency Performance Of Metal Fabricating Small To Medium Enterprises In Zimbabwe: Implications For Agricultural Development
SMEs are a fundamental part of the economic fabric in developing countries and they play a crucial role in furthering growth, innovation and prosperity. In Zimbabwe, the SME sector has been reckoned by smallholders; farmers, miners etc. as it supplies intermediate technologies to resource-poor small scale players. This paper employs a stochastic frontier production function and technical inefficiency effects model
An Assessment Of The Remote Causes Of Industrial Conflicts In The Nigerian Banking Sector
This study is motivated by the low level of intelligence of the remote factors responsible for conflicts and the nature of unorganized protests by individuals in the Nigerian banking sector. The dwindling government commitment to social services, anti-working class policies of the government, the nature of labour laws, failure to recognize good industrial relations practices, lack of trained
The Political Economy Of Privatization In Nigeria: A Case Study Of The Nigerian Telecommunications Limited (nitel)
Privatization in Nigeria was thought to have represented a reversal of the entire post-military and post-authoritarian interventionist policy paradigm. The privatization decision resulted from demands associated with the international institutions such as the World Bank and globalization in general. The sad reality, however, is that privatization in Nigeria has been abominably politicized, climaxing at political patronage and cronyism as clearly
The Imperative Of Testing The Might Of Unity In Diversity And Peaceful Coexistence Through Symbols Of National Unity In Nigeria
Unity in diversity and peaceful coexistence in Nigeria have been put to test in several occasions in Nigeria. Most often, national interest is often displaced by tribal and state oriented interest. Of recent, individual interest has even superseded any other form of interest in the country creating impediment to unity in diversity and peaceful coexistence in the country. Nigeria’s attempts
Concentration Of Nitrogen And Heavy Metals In A Typic Haphstult In Abakaliki Nigeria And Yield Characteristics Of Maize As Influenced By Inorganic Fertilizer
An experiment was set up to investigate the effect of different levels of NPK 20; 10; 10 on the concentration of nitrogen and heavy metals in a typic haphstult in Abakaliki and yield characteristics of maize as influenced by inorganic fertilizer. The experiment was conducted at the Teaching and Research Farm of the Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources Management,
