Pawnshop as an instrument of microenterprise credit in Malaysia
Abdul Ghafar Ismail
(Faculty of Economics, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia)
Nor Zakiah Ahmad
(Faculty of Economics, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia)
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Abstract
Reports that poverty alleviation is a particular developmental focus in Malaysian plans. Reveals that for this to be attained microenterprises are encouraged, and that the financing of microenterprises by means of pawnshop loans in small amounts and with low risk is a popular one among the marginal groups. Examines the efficacy of this instrument of microenterprise financing.
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Citation
Ghafar Ismail, A. and Zakiah Ahmad, N. (1997), "Pawnshop as an instrument of microenterprise credit in Malaysia", International Journal of Social Economics, Vol. 24 No. 11, pp. 1343-1352. https://doi.org/10.1108/03068299710193633
Publisher
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