Sayed Samer|Izaidin Abdul Majid|Syaiful Rizal|M. R. Muhamad|. Sarah-Halim|Nlizwa Rashid
The Impact of Microfinance on Poverty Reduction: Empirical Evidence from Malaysian Perspective
Technical University of Malaysia Malacca|Technical University of Malaysia Malacca|Technical University of Malaysia Malacca|Technical University of Malaysia Malacca|Technical University of Malaysia Malacca|Technical University of Malaysia Malacca
microfinance became buzzword credit markets effective tool poverty reduction socioeconomic development yet impact still questioned varies one country others urban rural aim paper examine role malaysian microfinance amanah ikhtiar malaysia aim household income crosssectional survey interviewed 780 old new clients selangor melaka states malaysia stratified random method used collect data urban rural districts finding multinomial logistic reveals aim positive impact household income women borrowers spent three years scheme compared new borrowers received treatment