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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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Bingley, U.K.
Emerald Publishing Limited
2017
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Collection: | Emerald Business, Management and Economics eBook Collection Archive - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
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 |
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Item Description: | Includes index |
Physical Description: | xxix, 299 pages |
ISBN: | 9781787144255 9781787149281 |