Credit for what? Informal credit as a coping strategy of market women in northern Ghana

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Title:	Credit for what? Informal credit as a coping strategy of market women in northern Ghana
Keywords:	O17 D13 O12 ddc:330 micro-credit informal markets networks coping strategies intra-household allocation women Ghana
Issue Date:	16-Oct-2013
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Description:	This paper analyzes the use of informal credit as a coping strategy against risk by market women in the city of Tamale, Ghana. Using qualitative research techniques, the analysis reveals that intra-household structure and allocation decisions determine these market-based coping strategies. Market women invest a considerable amount of working hours in maintaining complex credit networks as a safeguard against extreme risks. As a policy implication, this research suggests to provide market women with access to formal, reliable and long-term microfinance institutions, both to improve their ability to cope with risks and to reduce the risks they face.
URI:	http://koha.mediu.edu.my:8181/xmlui/handle/10419/19856
Other Identifiers:	http://hdl.handle.net/10419/19856 ppn:517922460 RePEc:zbw:gdec06:4761
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