Author

James Copestake

Observed names: COPESTAKE, JAMES, Copestake, James, Copestake, James G, Copestake, James G., Copestake, James; id_orcid 0000-0001-5658-2597, J. Copestake, J. G. Copestake, JAMES COPESTAKE, JAMES G. COPESTAKE, James Copestake James Copestake, James G Copestake, James G. Copestake

Institution: University of Bath

Observed institutions: University of London, Practical Action, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Centre For Development Studies, Durham University, Oxford Policy Management, University of California San Diego, University of Oxford, University of Bath, Lancaster University, University of Reading

ORCID: 0000-0001-5658-2597

Observed ORCID: 0000-0001-5658-2597

OpenAlex ID: A5056364772

Mainstreaming Microfinance: Social Performance Management or Mission Drift?

2007 · James Copestake · World Development · 402

Finance against poverty

1995 · James Copestake · Development in Practice · 399

Assessing the Impact of Microcredit: A Zambian Case Study

2001 · J. Copestake, S. Bhalotra, et al. · The Journal of Development Studies · 307

What is the evidence of the impact of microfinance on the well-being of poor people?

2011 · Duvendack, M, Palmer-Jones, R, et al. · The University of Bath Online Publications Store (The University of Bath) · 284

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Monitoring the Diversity of the Poverty Outreach and Impact of Microfinance: A Comparison of Methods Using Data from Peru

2005 · J. Copestake, P. Dawson, et al. · Development Policy Review · 160

Inequality and the polarizing impact of microcredit: evidence from Zambia's copperbelt

2002 · James Copestake · Journal of International Development · 119

Salaula: the world of secondhand clothing and Zambia

2001 · James Copestake · The Journal of Modern African Studies · 103

Towards a plural history of microfinance

2016 · James Copestake, Susan Johnson, et al. · Canadian Journal of Development Studies/Revue canadienne d études du développement · 61

Qualitative Enquiry for Rural Development

1993 · Jon Moris, James Copestake · Practical Action Publishing eBooks · 58

Sustainability and wellbeing. Human-scale development in practice

2016 · James Copestake · Development in Practice · 57

Microfinance Institutions' Mission Drift in Macroeconomic Context

2015 · Shufang Xu, James Copestake, et al. · Journal of International Development · 52

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Measuring Multidimensional Aspiration Gaps: A Means to Understanding Cultural Aspects of Poverty

2010 · James Copestake, Laura Camfield · Development Policy Review · 52

The green revolution reconsidered

1993 · James G. Copestake · Food Policy · 52

Wellbeing in international development: What's new?

2008 · James Copestake · Journal of International Development · 47

Systematic Review. What is the evidence of the impact of microfinance on the well-being of poor people?

2011 · James Copestake, Maren Duvendack, et al. · 45

Credible impact evaluation in complex contexts: Confirmatory and exploratory approaches

2014 · James Copestake · Evaluation · 42

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Political‐Economy Analysis, Aid Effectiveness and the Art of Development Management

2013 · James Copestake, Richard Williams · Development Policy Review · 37

The inter-generational bargain: an introduction

2000 · J. Allister McGregor, James G Copestake, et al. · Journal of International Development · 33

Wellbeing and Development in Peru

2008 · James Copestake · Palgrave Macmillan US eBooks · 30

Non-governmental organizations and the state in Africa : rethinking roles in sustainable agricultural development

1993 · Kate Wellard, James Copestake · Medical Entomology and Zoology · 30

‘Randomized control trials are the best way to measure impact of microfinance programmes and improve microfinance product designs.’

2009 · Dean Karlan Dean Karlan, Nathanael Goldberg Nathanael Goldberg, et al. · Enterprise Development and Microfinance · 29

Financial inclusion, vulnerability and mental models: from physical access to effective use of financial services in a low-income area of Mexico City

2008 · NINO ZARAZUA, MAX M., COPESTAKE, JAMES · Aisberg (University of Bergamo) · 28

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Impact Assessment of Microfinance: Towards a New Protocol for Collection and Analysis of Qualitative Data

2002 · Copestake, James, Johnson, Susan, et al. · RePEc: Research Papers in Economics · 28

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Impact assessment of microfinance using qualitative data: communicating between social scientists and practitioners using the QUIP

2004 · Katie Wright, James Copestake · Journal of International Development · 26

Microfinance Studies: Introduction and Overview

2013 · Cyril Fouillet, Marek Hudon, et al. · Oxford Development Studies · 24

Works count: 214

Citation count: 3,179

H-index: 24

I10-index: 52