LEADER 03619nam 2200661 450 001 9910788067203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9956-792-05-5 035 $a(CKB)2670000000585155 035 $a(EBL)1919416 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001490975 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11878060 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001490975 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11495363 035 $a(PQKB)10277530 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1919416 035 $a(OCoLC)908059093 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse43546 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1919416 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11032503 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL677117 035 $a(PPN)187343292 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000585155 100 $a20150328h20152015 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAccess to microfinance and financial training for innovative urban sustainability $ecollective investments at the bottom of the pyramid segment in urban Kenya /$fEmmanuel Musau Mutisya 210 1$aBamenda, Cameroon :$cLangaa Research & Publishing CIG,$d2015. 210 4$dİ2015 215 $a1 online resource (272 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a9956-792-87-X 311 $a1-322-45835-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aOverview -- Introduction -- Literature review -- A description of reality : the case of Kibera Slum -- Statistical analysis of microfinance in Kibera Slum -- Collective investment model for the urban bop segment -- Conclusions and implications. 330 $aThe Kenyan population is highly concentrated in urban centres, leading to increased social, economic and environmental strains, with a significant percentage of urban dwellers living in sprawling slums. Urban development is increasingly a major focus, especially in the fight against urban sustainability problems. There is little practical orientation in the academic literature for the growing gap between the rich and poor. Current literature is enormously concerned with resource use and environmental pressures, paying scant attention to the nexus between urban sustainability and empowerment of the urban poor. This book initiates debates on the segment of urban population often referred to as "the bottom of the pyramid (BOP)", by analysing the microfinance innovation following evaluation of the impacts of access to microfinance and financial training and the implications to urban sustainability in Kenya. The main conclusion reached is that microfinance has an instrumental role to play in promoting sustainable urban development as it supports social welfare improvement and increases the livelihood of participants, business development and urban sustainability to a certain extent, thereby empowering the urban poor in contributing to poverty alleviation. 606 $aMicrofinance$zKenya 606 $aMicrofinance$xStudy and teaching$zKenya 606 $aUrbanization$zKenya 606 $aSlums$zKenya$zNairobi$vCase studies 606 $aCommunity development, Urban$zKenya 615 0$aMicrofinance 615 0$aMicrofinance$xStudy and teaching 615 0$aUrbanization 615 0$aSlums 615 0$aCommunity development, Urban 676 $a332 700 $aMutisya$b Emmanuel Musau$01557399 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910788067203321 996 $aAccess to microfinance and financial training for innovative urban sustainability$93820877 997 $aUNINA