This paper provides an overview of the state of art of research on social entrepreneurship
and the establishment of this topic in the academic world. It uses scientometric methods in …

Despite the growth of the sector, microfinance's academic research in developed countries
is still very limited. The paper builds on earlier works, which discuss four technical problems …

Based on a unique data set on US direct microloans, we study the funding determinants of
interest-free peer-to-peer crowdlending aimed at borrowers in the US. By performing logistic …

This paper provides an overview on the state of art of research on social entrepreneurship
and the establishment of this topic in the academic world. It uses scientometric methods …

This chapter draws on empirical data from an ongoing study of five East African dairy
cooperatives, three in Kenya and two in Uganda, that are attempting to improve the ability of …

Following the recent global financial crisis there is a growing interest in alternative finance–
and microfinance in particular–as new instruments for providing financial services in a …

One response to the major societal challenge of financial exclusion in the United Kingdom
(UK) is microcredit lending for enterprise. Typically delivered via Community Development …

The question addressed in this article is what precisely are the benefits that small‐scale
farmers in the developing world receive from being members of producer‐controlled vertical …

Abstract Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) have served millions of poor people around the
world by offering them small loans with easy repayment terms. This review paper highlights …

A comparative study of two smallholder dairy cooperatives in Kenya examines the question:
what factors are conducive to producing sustainable smallholder cooperatives that can gain …