Browsing Research Reports (2002): Economic Studies, Vol

To produce or not to produce: tackling the tobacco dilemma

Naher, Firdousi; Chowdhury, AMR (BRAC, 2002-04)

This study seeks to look into the economics of tobacco cultivation in Bangladesh. At tire macro level, tire importance of tobacco farming has been declining. However, a survey conducted on 300 tobacco farmers in 19 villages ...

Wider impacts of microfinance institutions: towards defining the scope and methodology

Zohir, Sajjad; Matin, lmran (BRAC, 2002-09)

The theme of wider implications of microfinance institutions' interventions is a relatively uncharted territory, though the term is alluded to quite frequently. The interest in this theme has emerged out of a number of ...

Working with the ultra poor: learnings from BRAC experiences

Halder, Shantana R.; Mosley, Paul (BRAC, 2002-12)

This paper describes BRAC experiences of working with the ultra poor over the last two · decades. The ultra poor is the poorest section among the population with a few or no asset base, highly vulnerable to any shocks ...

Workshop proceedings of imp-act thematic group meeting on understanding the wider impacts of microfinance

Halder, Shantana R. (BRAC, 2002-03)

The proceedings brief the outcomes of the third Imp-Act thematic group meeting on understanding the wider impacts of micro finance (MF) as a part of the three-year Global Impact Assessment Project funded by Ford Foundation. ...