Financing the development of poor communities in the Northern Cape of South Africa: An analytical framework for the study of Livestock Banks

Journal of Economic and Financial Sciences

Ana Marr¹ 

[1] International Business and Economics Department, Business School, University of Greenwich;

关键词: microfinance;    community development;    financial market development;    poverty alleviation;    innovative finance for the poor;   

DOI  :  10.4102/jef.v3i1.344

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

This paper is part of a major project about the Northern Cape Land Reform and Advocacy (NCLRA) programme being implemented by FARM-Africa* in South Africa. The NCLRA programme had initiated a financial mechanism to help poor communities to get access to finance and training in order to enable them to make better use of their newly-acquired land. One prominent aspect of the programme is the implementation of Livestock Banks, or the use of animals as financial products. The paper provides an analytical framework with which to evaluate the effectiveness of Livestock Banks in the poor communities of the Northern Cape in South Africa. It focuses on the design, implementation and future of Livestock Banks. The paper argues that Livestock Banks need to be reformed and enhanced if they are to continue to play a key role in the goal of creating financial and economic value in Africa, particularly when the primary objective is simultaneously to help reduce poverty.

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