The Socioeconomic Impact of a Customized Lending Program for Furniture Clusters in Chiniot, Punjab

dc.contributor.author	Sajjad Mubin
dc.contributor.author	Shazia Mudassir Ali
dc.contributor.author	M. Ubaid Iqbal
dc.date.accessioned	2016-09-07T06:34:50Z
dc.date.available	2016-09-07T06:34:50Z
dc.date.issued	2015-12
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/14792
dc.description	20 : 2 (Winter 2015): pp. 129–144	en_US
dc.description.abstract	This study evaluates a Punjab Government development project titled “Customized Lending Program for Furniture Cluster at Chiniot.” The project was implemented by the Punjab Government’s Small Industries Corporation at a total cost of PRs 40 million: the sum of PRs 100,000 was loaned to 400 small and medium furniture manufacturers in Chiniot, to be repaid in 22 equal monthly installments with a grace period of two months. The socioeconomic impact of the loan was determined from data collected through a survey. Overall, the project was deemed unsuccessful: on average beneficiaries’ income fell due to negative factors such as power outages and the fact that uniform loans were made to small and larger manufacturers.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	© Lahore School of Economics	en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Vol.20;No.2
dc.subject	Punjab Development Project	en_US
dc.subject	Chiniot	en_US
dc.subject	Impact Evaluation	en_US
dc.subject	Furniture Industry	en_US
dc.subject	Microfinance	en_US
dc.subject	Pakistan	en_US
dc.title	The Socioeconomic Impact of a Customized Lending Program for Furniture Clusters in Chiniot, Punjab	en_US
dc.type	Book	en_US