TY - CHAP
T1 - Sustainable and Less Sustainable Developments in the Rural Financial Market of Northern Vietnam
AU - Dufhues, Thomas
AU - Buchenrieder, Gertrud
AU - Heidhues, Franz
AU - Dung, Pham Thi My
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2007, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - It has been pointed out repeatedly that broad access to appropriate and lasting financial services is important for poverty reduction, as this contributes to higher income and better food security (ADB, 2000; Heidhues, 1998; Zeller et al., 1997). Enhanced access to financial services can support sustainable land use through increased agricultural productivity. This is achieved by giving farmers the opportunity to use external production inputs. Higher agricultural productivity can potentially contribute to natural resource protection; with higher yields on existing fields, farmers may be less prone to move into vulnerable, marginal areas.3 Besides, access to appropriate financial services also improves the ability of poor farmers to better manage external shocks. This again reduces the probability of farmers beginning to exploit marginal areas in times of crises and, therefore, supports resource protection.
AB - It has been pointed out repeatedly that broad access to appropriate and lasting financial services is important for poverty reduction, as this contributes to higher income and better food security (ADB, 2000; Heidhues, 1998; Zeller et al., 1997). Enhanced access to financial services can support sustainable land use through increased agricultural productivity. This is achieved by giving farmers the opportunity to use external production inputs. Higher agricultural productivity can potentially contribute to natural resource protection; with higher yields on existing fields, farmers may be less prone to move into vulnerable, marginal areas.3 Besides, access to appropriate financial services also improves the ability of poor farmers to better manage external shocks. This again reduces the probability of farmers beginning to exploit marginal areas in times of crises and, therefore, supports resource protection.
KW - Asian Development Bank
KW - Conjoint Analysis
KW - Saving Service
KW - Time Preference Rate
KW - World Bank
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85108432732&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-540-71220-6_32
DO - 10.1007/978-3-540-71220-6_32
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:85108432732
T3 - Environmental Science and Engineering
SP - 335
EP - 352
BT - Environmental Science and Engineering
PB - Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
ER -