02146nam 2200481I 450 991081217350332120171016100025.01-78714-928-51-78714-425-9(CKB)4340000000209062(MiAaPQ)EBC5107307(UtOrBLW)9781787144255(EXLCZ)99434000000020906220171016d2017 uy 0engurun|||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierThe role of microfinance in women's empowerment a comparative study of rural & urban groups in India /Raji Ajwani-RamchandaniBingley, England :Emerald Publishing,2017.©20171 online resource (330 pages) illustrations, charts, maps, tablesIncludes index.1-78714-426-7 Includes bibliographical references.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.International economic relationsMicrofinanceIndiaBusiness & EconomicsInternationalEconomicsbisacshFinancebicsscInternational economic relations.MicrofinanceBusiness & EconomicsInternationalEconomics.Finance.332Ajwani-Ramchandani Raji1685279UtOrBLWUtOrBLWBOOK9910812173503321The role of microfinance in women's empowerment4057289UNINA