Rural - Matches

Against the backdrop of rural financial markets, this article documents and describes Philippine rural deposit mobilization in view of the recent gove..

One of the issues contending the rural borrowers, who are composed of small entrepreneurs, fishermen and farmers, is the access to financial services ..

Much has been written about the relationship between agricultural and industrial developments. Agriculture development precedes industrial development..

Institutional credit set up by the government may not necessarily be the major source of funds in the rural areas. In addition, there may be enough fu..

This paper reviews the trends in rural banking during the past ten years with an emphasis on deposit mobilization. Results indicate that while there h..

There has been a growing interest in the rural financial sector mainly due to the ongoing reforms in the financial system that is headed towards a mor..

This paper is an edited and expanded version of PIDS Staff Paper 87-02. It provides a number of facts and observations regarding agricultural credit, ..

To understand the saving characteristics of households before appropriate polices can be formulated, this study examines the saving behavior of Filipi..

In its attempt to examine the transaction cost of banks, this study develops a method of estimating transaction cost for each bank activity. It also e..

What is the magnitude of borrower transaction costs? How does it affect borrower demand for and access to credit? What are the determinants of transac..

Utilizing data from surveys conducted in Albay, Camarines Sur and Sorsogon, this paper shows that a decline in farm income with the shift of wo..

This paper surveys existing literature and research studies on the issues of rural finance. Moreover, the paper reviews the various schools of ..

The sensitive issue of poverty made the past regime reluctant to make official estimates of poverty incidence. At best, there have been vague ..

Against the background of weak agricultural sector and the resulting poverty in the rural sector, this study looks at the structure of rural household..

Despite the move towards industrial orientation, agriculture, forestry and resources continue to employ half of the labor force. Yet, rural households..