Rural sector - Matches

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..

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..

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

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..

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

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..

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..

There is a great potential for mobilizing savings in financial forms in the rural areas provided the price for savings in financial terms is r..

This article has been presented at the Workshop on Methods for Agricultural Policy Analysis held at the UP Los Baños on August 13-14, 1985. It develo..

This paper reviews important monetary and credit policies affecting the performance of rural banks, examines the possible roles of rural banks..

Towards the end of addressing rural development, this paper is concerned with rural people and the impacts that government intervention have on..

Agricultural planners, policymakers and research administrators are continuously called upon to make judgments regarding priorities for investm..