2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Credit Union Movement in Laos

Research Project

Project/Area Number	21402020
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	海外学術
Research Field	Economic policy
Research Institution	Aoyama Gakuin University
Principal Investigator	OONO Akihiko 青山学院大学, 国際政治経済学部, 教授 (20176960)
Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)	FUJITA Koichi 京都大学, 東南アジア研究所, 教授 (80272441) MIENO Fumiharu 神戸大学, 国際協力研究科, 教授 (40272786)
Project Period (FY)	2009 – 2011
Keywords	信用組合 / ラオス / 貧困削減 / 貯蓄行動 / 余裕金
Research Abstract	Based on our unique survey on 1100 households in Laos and the financial climate of 103 credit unions, we revealed that the motives of savings and borrowing differ according to the stage of economic development and that a surplus funds issue comes critical for some of credit unions in developed areas. We also compared the union movement between Japan and Thailand and found that the landlord class played a critical role in Japan. In addition, we organized a workshop at Vientiane to disseminate our results to those who are concerned with credit union movementin Laos including Central Bank of Lao.

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