The Grameen Bank Surprise

02/05/1999


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Table of Contents

The Grameen Bank Surprise

Bangladesh Relationships

Overview

Bangladesh

River Basins

Demographic Transitions

High Population Density

Shifting Births/Deaths

Stagnating GDP

Increasing Landlessness

Food Crisis?

Grameen Bank

Need for Microcredit

Grameen Bank Loans

Grameen Targets

Grameen Growth

Additional Services

Grameen Houses

Grameen’s Impact on Fertility

Fertility Factors

Status of Women Improving

Disease and Urbanization Trends

The 16 Decisions

Impact on Fertility

Mechanisms of Impact

Prof. Yunus Quote

Natural Disasters

A Wet Place

1998 Flood

Human Impact of Flood

Other Natural Disasters

Grameen’s Resilience

Grameen Response

Operate in Flood Plain

Conclusions

Conclusions

Conclusions

Community Economic Development Comparison

Author: Univesity of Michigan Business School