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The Functions Of Parliament: Reality Challenges Tradition, Abel A. Kinyondo, Ken Coghill, Peter Holland, Colleen Lewis, Katherine Steinack
The Functions Of Parliament: Reality Challenges Tradition, Abel A. Kinyondo, Ken Coghill, Peter Holland, Colleen Lewis, Katherine Steinack
Abel Alfred Kinyondo
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Return On Training Investment In Parliaments: The Need For Change In The Pacific Region, Abel A. Kinyondo
Return On Training Investment In Parliaments: The Need For Change In The Pacific Region, Abel A. Kinyondo
Abel Alfred Kinyondo
Despite substantial investment in training in Pacific parliaments, which has continued for more than a decade, parliamentary performance for many countries in the region has barely improved. Indeed, Pacific parliaments are still widely regarded as weak. The inability of training programmes to improve parliamentary performance in several areas of the Pacific led the researcher to query whether training providers are concentrating their resources on the right people. Using a multi-case design that used interviews in five Pacific parliaments—Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste, Tonga and Vanuatu—the author argues that training providers should give priority to parliamentary staff rather than members …
Determinants Of Loan Repayment Performance In Microcredit Institutions: Evidence From Tanzania, Abel A. Kinyondo, Nathan Okurut
Determinants Of Loan Repayment Performance In Microcredit Institutions: Evidence From Tanzania, Abel A. Kinyondo, Nathan Okurut
Abel Alfred Kinyondo
This study investigated the key factors that influence loan repayment performance among group clients of microcredit institutions (MFIs) in Tanzania. This was motivated by the fact that sustainability of MFIs is critical for poverty reduction among the poor through sustainable access to credit. Sustainability of microcredit institutions is greatly influenced by the loan repayment performance of their clients. High repayment rates enable MFIs to recover interest income and minimize loan losses which enhance profits. In turn, these profits enhance the capital base which enables microcredit institutions to increase their outreach and reduce their dependence on donors. The study was based …