A Microcredit alternative in South Asia : Akhuwat's experiment / Shahrukh Rafi Khan and Natasha Ansari.
Material type: TextSeries: Publication details: London : Routledge, 2018.Description: xiii, 167p. ; 23cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780815386858 (hardback)
- 332.7 KHA 22
- HG178.33.P3 K43 2018
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book explores Akhuwat (literally brotherhood), a rapidly growing Pakistani NGO formed in 2001, which addresses the shortcomings of conventional microfinance. Its vision is of a society built on empathy and social solidarity and its mission is that of creating self-sufficiency among the entrepreneurial poor. This book examines whether Akhuwat fulfils its promises of not pushing loans or encouraging clients to get on a debt treadmill and helping them to avoid high debt burdens by charging no interest and easing repayment terms.
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