Conceptualizing a matrix to address sustainability and sustainable development in microfinance

College

Ramon V. Del Rosario College of Business

Department/Unit

Financial Management Department

Document Type

Article

Source Title

Interdisciplinary Studies Journal

Volume

1

Issue

2

First Page

47

Last Page

57

Publication Date

2011

Publication Status

1

Abstract

This paper attempts to design a matrix that will merge sustainability and sustainable developments; its detinitions, approaches and its application to microfinance. The attempt to get a good grasp of sustainability and sustainable development are exciting as both concepts are subject to a wide range of conceptual breakthroughs more often bordering on defying limits. This paper aims to understand the definitions and approaches in sustainability and sustainable development and extract some sense into its possible application to microfinance. Several potential research issues are examined on three categories of sustainability, sustainable development and the effect of such concepts to microfinance. Several ideas come into surface once we delve into sustainability and sustainable development and microfinance. While it is crucial that one attempts to understand sustainability and sustainable development, one must be aware of the fact that they are an exception as they stand. sustainability can never be captured nor can sustainable development be fully armored with fixed rules and concept over time.

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Disciplines

Business | Finance and Financial Management

Keywords

Microfinance; Sustainable development; Business ethics

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