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