Informal Savings and Economic Status of Rural Women in Nigeria

Informal Savings and Economic Status of Rural Women in Nigeria

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This paper examined the nature and extent of informal saving and credit among women micro-entrepreneurs in five rural communities of Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of Nigeria. It is a household study of 275 women engaged in various rural on-farm and off farm activities. Our study has shown that informal savings in form of Ajo Esusu in its various forms is popular among the rural women of...
 
Published at Journal of Economic and Financial Studies
Volume 2
Issue 1
Pages 10-26
Published in 2005
 
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Ogunrinola, I.O., Ewetan,O. O. & Agboola, F.A.O.
Ewetan Olabanji » Obtained B.Sc and M.Sc degrees in Economics from University of Lagos in 1985 and 1988 respectively. Obtained Ph.D in Economics from Coveannt University in 2011. Has two decades work experience in both public abd private sector before joining Covenant University in 2003. Areas of research interest are public sector economics, monetary economics and development economics. view full profile
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