Institutional frames for financial inclusion of poor households in Sub-Saharan Africa Evidence from rural Uganda

dc.contributor.authorOkello Candiya Bongomin, George
dc.contributor.authorMpeera Ntayi, Joseph
dc.contributor.authorMunene, John
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-25T19:26:39Z
dc.date.available2022-05-25T19:26:39Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this paper is to examine institutional frames for financial inclusion of poor households in a Sub-Saharan Africa context and provide policy implications in solving the persistent problem of limited inclusion of poor households into mainstream formal financial services in Uganda. Design/methodology/approach – Cross-sectional research design was used in this study. Data were collected from a randomly selected sample of 200 poor households located in Mukono District. Statistical program for Social Scientists and Analysis of Moment Structures were used to generate results. Findings – Results have revealed the presence of regulative, normative, and procedural and declarative cognitive institutional frames, which affect financial inclusion of poor households in rural rural Uganda. The findings and policy implications are discussed in detail in the paper. Originality/value – This study parallels the World Bank Global Findex survey (2012) on general aspects of financial inclusion around the world. It examines frames, which structure behaviours and actions of poor households towards their financial decisions and choices in attempting to improve financial inclusion with a major focus on rural Uganda.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBongomin, GOC, Ntayi, JM, & Munene, J. (2016). Institutional frames for financial inclusion of poor households in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from rural Uganda. International Journal of Social Economics . DOI 10.1108/IJSE-06-2014-0110en_US
dc.identifier.other10.1108/IJSE-06-2014-0110
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/3372
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherInternational Journal of Social Economicsen_US
dc.subjectFramesen_US
dc.subjectInstitutionsen_US
dc.subjectFinancial inclusionen_US
dc.subjectUnbankeden_US
dc.subjectFinancial exclusionen_US
dc.subjectPoor householdsen_US
dc.titleInstitutional frames for financial inclusion of poor households in Sub-Saharan Africa Evidence from rural Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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