Resources on cooperative, social and solidarity economy
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Resilience in a Downturn: The power of financial cooperatives
20 March 2013
This report reviews the performance of financial cooperatives, looking in particular at the aftermath of the 2007-2008 crisis and the continuing long austerity period. It explains why financial cooperatives have proven to be more resilient pointing to the specificities of the cooperative model of enterprise.
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Financial Education - Cambodia - Trainer’s manual
01 January 2008
This guide primarily targets women, who usually manage household money in Cambodia. The training makes them more informed and empowered financial decision-makers, able to set financial targets and reach them. This helps them to improve their living conditions, send their children to school and enjoy rewarding lives.
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Social Finance Working Paper #12: Using credit unions as conduits for micro-enterprise lending
01 October 1995
Latin American insights
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Social Finance Working Paper #11: On the theory of credit cooperatives: equity and onlending in a multi-tier system
01 August 1995
A concept paper
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Social Finance Working Paper #10: Expansion of rural financial services
01 June 1995
The development of a community-based rural credit union network in the Dominican Republic (1984-1993)
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Social Finance Working Paper #9: Monitoring guidelines for semi-formal financial institutions active in small enterprise finance
01 April 1995