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Announcements, Journal Of Microfinance Sep 1999

Announcements, Journal Of Microfinance

Journal of Microfinance / ESR Review

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Are Grameen Replications Sustainable, And Do They Reach The Poor?: The Case Of Card Rural Bank In The Philippines, Hans Dieter Seibel, Dolores Torres Sep 1999

Are Grameen Replications Sustainable, And Do They Reach The Poor?: The Case Of Card Rural Bank In The Philippines, Hans Dieter Seibel, Dolores Torres

Journal of Microfinance / ESR Review

The Grameen Bank in Bangladesh is known worldwide for its success in providing credit to the poor. However, subsequent replications of its methodology in other parts of the world have been less successful. Is there really an infallible solution that works everywhere, and is outreach to the poor compatible with sustainability? A Grameen replicator in the Philippines, the Center for Agriculture and Rural Development (CARD), has recently set itself firmly on the path to sustainability by becoming a formal sector, rural bank—the first credit NGO in the country to do so. During the period, from 1993 to June 1999, CARD's …

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Village Banking Dynamics Study: Evidence From Seven Programs, Judith Painter, Barbara Mknelly Sep 1999

Village Banking Dynamics Study: Evidence From Seven Programs, Judith Painter, Barbara Mknelly

Journal of Microfinance / ESR Review

The primary question examined in this study is whether client loans grow or stagnate over time. Loan growth is important to financial sustainability and is also a proxy for positive impact. The relationship between loan growth and a variety of factors--program loan and savings policies, site selection, membership dynamics--are explored in the context of seven village bank programs. The study concludes that on average, loan size did not stagnant but increased steadily, although at a rate lower than the original village bank model projections. Only programs that allowed non-poverty level loans (loans above US$300) approached the original loan growth rate. …

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The Impact Of Outcome-Based Assessment On Microenterprise Programs, Margaret A. Johnson, Umasundari Akella, Jule Lalande Sep 1999

The Impact Of Outcome-Based Assessment On Microenterprise Programs, Margaret A. Johnson, Umasundari Akella, Jule Lalande

Journal of Microfinance / ESR Review

The changing environment in the nonprofit sector has subjected microenterprise programs to a new paradigm that emphasizes rationality principles. These principles ask practitioners to increase their outcomes while minimizing costs and to demonstrate that they are doing so with outcome-assessment measurements. This paper presents a case study of what happened to 11 microenterprise programs that adopted outcome assessment. Factors affecting the adoption of outcome assessment were changing norms in the nonprofit sector, demands from state legislators for information on program outcomes, and mandates from funders. A funding formula was implemented; program responses included going along, adopting practices to fit the …

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Defying The Odds: Bunking For The Poor, By Eugene Versluysen, Eugene Versluysen Sep 1999

Defying The Odds: Bunking For The Poor, By Eugene Versluysen, Eugene Versluysen

Journal of Microfinance / ESR Review

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Bringing Development Back, Into Microfinance, Maria Otero Sep 1999

Bringing Development Back, Into Microfinance, Maria Otero

Journal of Microfinance / ESR Review

No abstract provided.

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The Microcredit Summit's Challenge: Working Toward Institutional Financial Self-Sufficiency While Maintaining A Commitment To Serving The Poorest Families, David S. Gibbons, Jennifer W. Meehan Sep 1999

The Microcredit Summit's Challenge: Working Toward Institutional Financial Self-Sufficiency While Maintaining A Commitment To Serving The Poorest Families, David S. Gibbons, Jennifer W. Meehan

Journal of Microfinance / ESR Review

Institutional financial self-sufficiency (IFS) is necessary for a microfinance institution (MFI) to obtain the large amount of funds required to reach and benefit truly large numbers of the poor and poorest households. There is no necessary trade-off between serving large numbers of the poorest households and the attainment of IFS by an MFI, as proven by the case studies in this paper. Cost-effective identification of the poor and the poorest women is essential to maximizing the effectiveness and efficiency of providing microfinance services to them. If the service is not exclusively for the poor and the poorest, it should be …

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Ua99/7 Good Ol' Bu Vol. 1, No. 3, Bgbu Alumni Association Sep 1999

Ua99/7 Good Ol' Bu Vol. 1, No. 3, Bgbu Alumni Association

WKU Administration Documents

Newsletter created for Bowling Green Business University alumni. Articles regarding gifts and donations by members, reunions and the Gordon Ford Business College.

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Partial Tooth-Clipping Of Suckling Pigs: Effects On Neonatal Competition And Facial Injuries, Daniel M. Weary, David Fraser Sep 1999

Partial Tooth-Clipping Of Suckling Pigs: Effects On Neonatal Competition And Facial Injuries, Daniel M. Weary, David Fraser

Farm Animal Husbandry Collection

Piglets are born with fully erupted ‘needle teeth’ which are used in competition for access to teats. Producers often clip these teeth to the gum line soon after birth to avoid any resulting facial lacerations, but this clipping can itself lead to injury or infection. Two experiments investigated the effects on facial injury and piglet performance of the potentially less damaging practice of ‘partial clipping’ whereby only the distal third of the tooth is removed. In Experiment 1, teeth were (1) partially clipped, (2) fully clipped to the gum line, or (3) left intact. All piglets of a litter received …

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Industrial Resources: Oldham County, Kentucky Library Research Collections Sep 1999

Industrial Resources: Oldham County, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Oldham County

"Resources for Economic Development: Oldham County, [Kentucky]" prepared by the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, Division of Research in cooperation with the Oldham County Office of Economic Development, LaGrange, Kentucky, September 1999. The report includes, but is not limited to, information about: population, labor market, local manufacturing, transportation, utilities, fuel, water, sewage, industrial sites, local government and services, taxes, educational and health facilities, housing, communication, recreation, natural resources, markets, and climate.

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Industrial Resources: Whitley County - Williamsburg, Kentucky Library Research Collections Sep 1999

Industrial Resources: Whitley County - Williamsburg, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Whitley County

"Resources for Economic Development: Williamsburg, [Kentucky]" prepared by the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, Division of Research in cooperation with the Williamsburg Economic Development Office, Williamsburg, Kentucky, September 1999. The report includes, but is not limited to, information about: population, labor market, local manufacturing, transportation, utilities, fuel, water, industrial sites, local government and services, taxes, educational and health facilities, housing, communication, recreation, natural resources, markets, and climate.

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Industrial Resources: Lee County - Beattyville, Kentucky Library Research Collections Sep 1999

Industrial Resources: Lee County - Beattyville, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Lee County

"Resources for Economic Development: Beattyville-Lee County, [Kentucky]" prepared by the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, Division of Research in cooperation with Beattyville-Lee County Chamber of Commerce, Beattyville, Kentucky, September 1999. The report includes, but is not limited to, information about: population, labor market, local manufacturing, transportation, utilities, fuel, water, sewage, industrial sites, local government and services, taxes, educational and health facilities, housing, communication, recreation, natural resources, markets, and climate.

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Industrial Resources: Menifee County - Frenchburg, Kentucky Library Research Collections Sep 1999

Industrial Resources: Menifee County - Frenchburg, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Menifee County

"Resources for Economic Development: Frenchburg, [Kentucky]}" prepared by the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, Division of Research in cooperation with the City of Frenchburg, Frenchburg, Kentucky, September 1999. The report includes, but is not limited to, information about: population, labor market, local manufacturing, transportation, utilities, fuel, water, sewage, industrial sites, local government and services, taxes, educational and health facilities, housing, communication, recreation, natural resources, markets, and climate.

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Industrial Resources: Montgomery County - Mount Sterling, Kentucky Library Research Collections Sep 1999

Industrial Resources: Montgomery County - Mount Sterling, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Montgomery County

"Resources for Economic Development: Mt. Sterling, [Kentucky]" prepared by the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, Division of Research in cooperation with the Mt. Sterling/ Montgomery County Industrial Authority, Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, September 1999. The report includes, but is not limited to, information about: population, labor market, local manufacturing, transportation, utilities, fuel, water, sewage, industrial sites, local government and services, taxes, educational and health facilities, housing, communication, recreation, natural resources, markets, and climate.

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Industrial Resources: Clinton County - Albany, Kentucky Library Research Collections Sep 1999

Industrial Resources: Clinton County - Albany, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Clinton County

"Resources for Economic Development: Albany (Clinton County), Kentucky" prepared by the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, Division of Research, 1999. The report includes, but is not limited to, information about: population, labor market, local manufacturing, transportation, utilities, fuel, water, sewage, industrial sites, local government and services, taxes, educational and health facilities, housing, communication, recreation, natural resources, markets, and climate.

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Industrial Resources - Cumberland County, Kentucky Library Research Collections Sep 1999

Industrial Resources - Cumberland County, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Cumberland County

"Resources for Economic Development: Burkesville (Cumberland County), Kentucky" prepared by the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, Division of Research, 1999. The report includes, but is not limited to, information about: population, labor market, local manufacturing, transportation, utilities, fuel, water, sewage, industrial sites, local government and services, taxes, educational and health facilities, housing, communication, recreation, natural resources, markets, and climate.

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Truckload Transportation Requirements: In Anticipation Of Y2k With Epilogue, John L. Kent, R Stephen Parker, Charles E. Pettijohn Sep 1999

Truckload Transportation Requirements: In Anticipation Of Y2k With Epilogue, John L. Kent, R Stephen Parker, Charles E. Pettijohn

Journal of Transportation Management

This article investigates the impact of the much-hyped Y2K phenomenon on truckload transportation requirements in the United States, as a result of year-end inventory build-ups. The article reports the results of a Y2K Truckload Transportation Survey of truckload shippers conducted in August of 1999. Additionally, the article takes a post-hoc look at what actually occurred in an effort to completely document the impact of the Y2K phenomenon in the dry van, temperature controlled, and flatbed segments of the truckload transportation industry.

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1999 September-October, Morehead State University. Office Of Athletics. Sep 1999

1999 September-October, Morehead State University. Office Of Athletics.

Morehead State Athletics Press Release Archives

Morehead State Athletics press releases from September to October of 1999.

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The Pension Promise: Issues, Concerns And Regulatory Aspects, N M Govardhan Sep 1999

The Pension Promise: Issues, Concerns And Regulatory Aspects, N M Govardhan

IIMB Management Review

No abstract provided.

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Ageing Is Now An Option, Sheilu Sreenivasan Sep 1999

Ageing Is Now An Option, Sheilu Sreenivasan

IIMB Management Review

No abstract provided.

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Health Care Programmes, Nalin Thakor Sep 1999

Health Care Programmes, Nalin Thakor

IIMB Management Review

No abstract provided.

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Towards More Effective Old Age Security, N Balasubramanian Sep 1999

Towards More Effective Old Age Security, N Balasubramanian

IIMB Management Review

No abstract provided.

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Need Fulfilment, Leadership Styles And Effectiveness: A Study Of Two Indian Organisations, Reeta Mohan, Rajeev Mohan Sep 1999

Need Fulfilment, Leadership Styles And Effectiveness: A Study Of Two Indian Organisations, Reeta Mohan, Rajeev Mohan

IIMB Management Review

Need fulfilment of an individual in an organisation is very important, because the success of the organisation depends upon the level of motivation of its members, and the appropriateness of the leadership pattern in a particular situation. An extremely motivated group of employees can help the organisation sustain itself even in the worst environmental conditions. On the other hand, its success might be jeopardised if its employees are not motivated toward work. Working on the theory that the needs and values of the leaders may have considerable influence on the type of leadership behaviour they choose, and the fact that …

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Pension Funds: The Role Of Insurance Companies, John Mungall Sep 1999

Pension Funds: The Role Of Insurance Companies, John Mungall

IIMB Management Review

No abstract provided.

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Pension Business: New Product Development, Pricing And Financing, K Sriram Sep 1999

Pension Business: New Product Development, Pricing And Financing, K Sriram

IIMB Management Review

No abstract provided.

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Role Of Pension Funds: Contribution Of Llc In India, H O Sonig Sep 1999

Role Of Pension Funds: Contribution Of Llc In India, H O Sonig

IIMB Management Review

No abstract provided.

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Rock 'N Roll Daze 1999: Visitor Characteristics And Expenditure Study, Michael A. Hamley, Norma P. Nickerson Sep 1999

Rock 'N Roll Daze 1999: Visitor Characteristics And Expenditure Study, Michael A. Hamley, Norma P. Nickerson

Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research Publications

Provides expenditure characteristics, economic impacts, and visitor characteristics of attendees to the 1999 Rock 'n Roll Daze event in Missoula, Montana. Areas of examination include demographics, satisfaction levels, reasons for attending, and expenditures by attendees to Rock 'n Roll Daze 1999, a music and cultural festival celebrating the 1950s and 1960s.

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Recreation Participation Patterns By Montana Residents, J. Allen Ellard, Norma P. Nickerson, Kim Mcmahon Sep 1999

Recreation Participation Patterns By Montana Residents, J. Allen Ellard, Norma P. Nickerson, Kim Mcmahon

Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research Publications

Results of a year-long study of resident travel and recreation in Montana. This report describes typical resident recreation patterns as well as annual, seasonal, and monthly participation. It also compares recreation participation of residents with different income levels, household type (with vs. without children), and discusses the value of Montana's natural resources for recreational purposes.

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Workplace Violence: Exploring The Dangers For Air Force Leadership, Shawn R. Jones Sep 1999

Workplace Violence: Exploring The Dangers For Air Force Leadership, Shawn R. Jones

Theses and Dissertations

The repeated occurrences of workplace violence throughout society today require the Air Force to evaluate its own workplaces and determine if a threat exists. This research explored violence in the workplace and established the possibility that workplace violence can affect the Air Force. Additionally, Air Force Climate Assessment Surveys were evaluated to find information that could be useful in detecting early warning signs of potential workplace violence. A number of examples of violence that occurred within Air Force workplaces highlighted the threat for Air Force leadership. With over 1,680 incidents of workplace violence reported to the AFOSI in a 5-year …

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Recreation Participation Patterns By Montana Residents, J. Allen Ellard, Norma P. Nickerson, Kim Mcmahon Sep 1999

Recreation Participation Patterns By Montana Residents, J. Allen Ellard, Norma P. Nickerson, Kim Mcmahon

Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research Publications

Results of a year-long study of resident travel and recreation in Montana. This report describes typical resident recreation patterns as well as annual, seasonal, and monthly participation. It also compares recreation participation of residents with different income levels, household type (with vs. without children), and discusses the value of Montana's natural resources for recreational purposes.

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