Product Description: When the little band of English colonists who arrived with James Edward Oglethorpe set foot upon the soil of Georgia in 1733, they found themselves in a strange and alien land. The hardships which they endured in establishing their settlement in the virgin forest were eased by the friendship of the aged Indian chieftain Tomochichi, who immediately became their friend...read more

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Product Description: The Grameen Bank of Bangladesh has successfully lent small sums to poor women for income generation. This empirical study examines the programme's long-term influence and argues that credit alone can create fundamental change, even in an environment distinctly hostile to women's autonomy...read more