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Microfinance initiatives in Canada: Impact and challenges

1. Introduce (introduction) the issue/subject matter to be discussed and provide the context. Mention why the subject is important and why writing a literature review in that subject area will add value to the body of knowledge.

2. Explicitly discuss your purpose of writing the literature review.

3. Mention the research questions that the literature review will address. Considering the size/page limit of the literature review, you should not ask and address more than three questions.

4. Summarize (summary) the relevant findings and contents from your sources for the literature review. Make sure you relate the sources to the topic you chose. For example, you could look for perspectives and trends in your chosen topic in publications. You could also
explore problems/challenges, theories and practices, methodologies used for research, etc. through your secondary research. What you'll summarize will depend on your research questions.

5. thorough discussion section discussing the current body of knowledge - discuss your findings and what they mean.

6. As part of the discussion section, discuss the research gap in your chosen topic and opportunities for future research based on your findings.

7. Conclude (conclusion) by reiterating the importance of the subject and explaining how your study will add value to the body of knowledge.

8. Write an abstract. You should write the abstract after you complete the literature review. The abstract should be placed at the beginning