ROSCAs as a source of housing finance for the urban poor: An analysis of self-help practices from Hyderabad, India

Community Development Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 16-30

  Smets, Peer ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINANCIAL PROVISION; HOUSING FINANCE; POVERTY; ROTATING SAVINGS AND CREDIT ASSOCIATION; SELF HELP;

INDIA;

EID: 0034006263     PISSN: 00103802     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cdj/35.1.16     Document Type: Article

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