http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/wealth-and-poverty Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Thu, 04 Jun 2026 20:29:03 -0400 Thu, 04 Jun 2026 20:29:03 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1157/where-a-loan-is-better-than-a-gift By Gile Saunders - Most people now know that big development projects serve mainly to make the corrupt wealthy, but can it really be better to lend than to make a gift to a poor woman? This is a hugely complex question and at its heart lie fundamental questions about wealth and poverty. On a recent visit to the UK, Mohammed Yunus founder of the Grameen Bank, described the difference it made to poor women when they were lent small amounts of money. They could work, they could make a profit from their own activity – a loan of the right amount on the right terms was all that was needed. But what a loan... Wed, 01 Jan 1997 12:00 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1157/where-a-loan-is-better-than-a-gift