Global programs / Global project 936-5303 · 1979–1991 · good governance
Governments of developing countries often justify policies mandating low loan and deposit interest rates on the grounds that low-income rural dwellers are unable to save. Arguing to the contrary, this analysis of the highly successful AID-BANCOOP savings mobilization program in Peru concludes that there is a significant potential for savings mobilization in rural areas in developing countries. After surveying the pattern of savings mobilization for all of BANCOOP's operations in Peru, the paper uses census data to describe the economic environment in the savings program's three target offices. The organization of the savings campaigns, which offered depositors realistic rates of return (30-35%) as well as prizes and/or raffle tickets, is then discussed and data on aggregate balances mobilized at each office are presented. Data on individual savings accounts and time deposits are analyzed to determine the durability of savings account balances. Differences in the behavior of accounts mobilized during campaign and non-campaign periods are observed, and the distribution of savings and time deposits by account size noted. Finally, depositors' characteristics, including sex, marital
Source: DEC abstract, PN-AAM-516 (1981). The source's own text.
Operated in: Bangladesh, Ecuador, Indonesia, Uganda, Latin America, Philippines, Peru, Egypt, Burkina Faso, Southern Africa, Africa, Tunisia, Thailand, Nepal, Tanzania, Jordan, Mali, Jamaica, Asia, India.
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Evaluation studies and evaluation-type documents linked to this program.
| Title | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Sensitivity analysis and evaluation of the Ecuadorian personal income tax | 1986 | Evaluation-type document |
| Name | Role | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syracuse University. Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs | implementer | 1980 to 1984 | Stated in a document | 21 sources |
| Syracuse University. Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. Metropolitan Studies Program | implementer | 1983 to 1991 | Stated in a document | 13 sources |
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| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| AID/DSAN-CA-0198 (cooperative agreement, fiscal year not recorded) | 1980 to 1984 | Stated in a document |
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| Boston University. Dept. of Economics. African Studies Center |
| implementer |
| 1980 |
| Stated in a document |
| 1 source |
| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 1982 to 1984 | Stated in a document | 15 sources |
| Ecuador | 1986 | Stated in a document | 3 sources |
| Indonesia | 1981 to 1991 | Stated in a document | 3 sources |
| Uganda | 1990 | Stated in a document | 2 sources |
| Latin America | 1982 to 1987 | Stated in a document | 2 sources |
| Philippines | 1982 to 1990 | Stated in a document | 2 sources |
| Peru | 1981 to 1982 | Stated in a document | 2 sources |
| Egypt | 1979 to 1987 | Stated in a document | 2 sources |
| 18 sources |
| DAN-5303-A-5114 (cooperative agreement, fiscal year not recorded) | 1986 to 1990 | Stated in a document | 10 sources |
| DSAN-CA-0198 (cooperative agreement, fiscal year not recorded) | 1982 | Stated in a document | 4 sources |
| AID/ORT-G-1733 (grant, fiscal year not recorded) | 1980 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| DAN-5303-A-0331 (cooperative agreement, fiscal year not recorded) | 1981 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| USAID. Bur. for Science and Technology. Ofc. of Rural Development and Development Administration | 1980 to 1984 | Stated in a document | 15 sources |
| USAID. Bur. for Science and Technology. Ofc. of Rural and Institutional Development | 1979 to 1991 | Stated in a document | 15 sources |
| USAID. Bur. for Development Support. Ofc. of Rural Development and Development Administration | 1980 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 1982 to 1984 | Stated in a document | 15 sources |
| Ecuador | 1986 | Stated in a document | 3 sources |
| Egypt | 1979 to 1987 | Stated in a document | 2 sources |
| Peru | 1981 to 1982 | Stated in a document | 2 sources |
| Burkina Faso | 1983 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Indonesia | 1991 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Jordan | 1986 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Nepal | 1987 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Philippines | 1990 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Tanzania | 1981 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Tunisia | 1984 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
Sector profile (computed): Good governance 56%; Financial sector (banks, credit, microfinance, markets) 12%; Agriculture: research, extension, training, technology 7%
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Program key prj:9365303
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| 1984 |
| Stated in a document |
| 1 source |
| Thailand | 1980 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Nepal | 1987 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Tanzania | 1981 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Jordan | 1986 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Mali | 1980 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Jamaica | 1987 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Asia | 1981 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| India | 1982 | Stated in a document | 1 source |