Journal of Islamic Finance · 2012 · Vol 1, Iss 1, pp. 30-43

A measurement model of the determinants of financial exclusion among micro-entrepreneurs in Ilorin, Nigeria

Adewale Abideen Adeyemi · Ataul Huq Pramanik · Ahamed Kameel Mydin Meera

Abstract

This study investigated the various factors that impede both the access to and use of the requisite financial resources for entrepreneurial development in Ilorin, Nigeria. Data was collected via a survey questionnaire administered on Muslim micro-entrepreneurs in the study area. A measurement model using the structural equation modelling approach was adopted. The paper concluded that both the voluntary and involuntary financial exclusion factors significantly account for financial exclusion among the respondents. However, voluntary exclusion signals a relatively serious problem. This is because it is a reflection of lack of use, rather than lack of access to financial services by the Muslim poor. In this regard, religious consideration as well as debt phobia as a reflection of the presence of Islam in the area had statistically significant factor loadings. Recommendations were also offered.

Journal article. Journal of Islamic Finance, 1(1), pp. 30-43, 2012

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Keywords: Financial exclusion, Voluntary exclusion, Involuntary exclusion, Cultural capital, Measurement model, Financial, citizenship

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APA
Adeyemi, A.A., Pramanik, A.H., & Meera, A.K.M. (2012). A measurement model of the determinants of financial exclusion among micro-entrepreneurs in Ilorin, Nigeria. Journal of Islamic Finance, 1(1), 30–43.
Chicago
Adeyemi, A.A., Ataul Huq Pramanik, and Ahamed Kameel Mydin Meera. 2012. "A measurement model of the determinants of financial exclusion among micro-entrepreneurs in Ilorin, Nigeria." Journal of Islamic Finance 1, no. 1: 30–43.
BibTeX
@article{meera2012measurement,
  author   = {Adewale Abideen Adeyemi and Ataul Huq Pramanik and Ahamed Kameel Mydin Meera},
  title    = {A measurement model of the determinants of financial exclusion among micro-entrepreneurs in Ilorin, Nigeria},
  journal  = {Journal of Islamic Finance},
  year     = {2012},
  volume   = {1},
  number   = {1},
  pages    = {30--43},
  url      = {https://ahamedkameel.com/papers/a-measurement-model-of-the-determinants-of-financial-exclusion-among-micro-entrepreneurs-in-ilorin-nigeria/},
}
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