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This database contains a diverse range of more than 2,000 publications about inclusive business and relating topics, such as impact investing, microfinance and market systems approaches. You will find not only reports but also market intelligence, case studies, tools and videos that touch upon of several sectors and regions.

The diverse range of publications in this database all relate to inclusive business - meaning business models that engage base of the pyramid (BoP) consumers, suppliers, entrepreneurs and/or employees in low income and/or emerging markets.

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What Works: ITC's E-Choupal and Profitable Rural Transformation - Web-based information and procurement tools for Indian farmers
31

This case study analyses the business model, market segment, successes and challenges, and scalability of e-Choupal, an internet kiosk and virtual market place where farmers can transact directly with other actors. It reviews how the transparent process is giving farmers more control over their choices, a higher profit margin on their crops, and access to information that improves their productivity.

Publisher
Publish Date
AuthorK. Annamali, S. Rao
LanguageEnglish
Region/CountryEast Asia and Pacific, Global
India
IB Topics:
SectorAgriculture or Food
No
What Works: Building Social Capital With Aptech's Vidya - Providing an IT introduction to thousands of poor Indians
18

This case study analyses the business model, market segment, successes and challenges of 'Vidya', a program launched by Aptech Ltd. that reaches underprivileged students, casual computer users, and those who thus far have had little or no contact with computers.

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Publish Date
AuthorD. Price, M. Dhanuka, W. Teichner
LanguageEnglish
Region/CountryEast Asia and Pacific, Global
India
IB Topics:
SectorEducation
No
Savings and credit associations and remittances : the case of Far West Nepalese labour migrants in Delhi, India
54

Based on data drawn from three months of field research mainly in Delhi in 2002, and household surveys in Far West Nepal between 1999-2001. Explores the issues related to migration between the two areas, migrants’ participation in financial self-help associations, and the impact that these systems have on remittance patterns.

PublisherThe ILO's Social Finance Programme
Publish Date
AuthorS. Thieme
LanguageEnglish
Region/CountryEast Asia and Pacific, South Asia
India, Nepal
IB Topics: BoP as customer, Results Measurement and Impact
SectorFinancial Services
No
Savings and credit associations and remittances : the case of Far West Nepalese labour migrants in Delhi, India