The role of microfinance in women's empowerment a comparative study of rural & urban groups in India

While the important topic of women's empowerment through microfinance has been the subject of academic and practitioner interest, Ramchandani examines these issues from brand-new perspectives. This new work focuses on the Self-Help Group (SHG) model, an under-studied aspect of microfinance prac...

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Main Author: Ajwani-Ramchandani, Raji
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Bingley, U.K. Emerald Publishing Limited 2017
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Summary:While the important topic of women's empowerment through microfinance has been the subject of academic and practitioner interest, Ramchandani examines these issues from brand-new perspectives. This new work focuses on the Self-Help Group (SHG) model, an under-studied aspect of microfinance practice, and looks at both rural communicates and urban slums. Ramchandani presents recent empirical work from India including first-hand field-level case studies, where microfinance plays a key development role in reducing poverty, addressing women's empowerment, and fostering rural economic growth
Item Description:Includes index
Physical Description:xxix, 299 pages
ISBN:9781787144255
9781787149281