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Measuring the Impact of Microfinance Intervention: a Conceptual Framework of Social Impact Assessment
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Ghalib, Asad Kamran |
| Copyright Year | 2007 |
| Abstract | Social impact analysis of microfinance programs aims at gauging the 'wider impacts' that the practice of micro-lending intends to have on the lives of the poor. This wider impact can be taken to be a 'public good' that benefits the sector in its entirety: the microfinance institutions (MFIs), donors, borrowers, and even the non-borrowers. The issue that emerges is: how is such impact assessed? What methods, tools, concepts, principles, underlying theories, approaches and procedures are adapted to reach such conclusions that are truly representative of the manner by which microfinance impacts the lives of stakeholders? This essay reflects on the concept and practice of Social Impact Assessment (SIA), by looking at the social dimension of the relevant development theory and practice, the key components of analyses, the conceptual framework of SIA and the principles the underlie the entire process. The paper identifies the variables and indicators of an impact assessment and builds a generic model of the process. It goes on to develop a social impact measurement index (SIMI) to act as a framework for measuring social impact. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://editorialexpress.com/cgi-bin/conference/download.cgi?db_name=SERC2007&paper_id=155 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
