Constructing social capital: Self-help groups and rural women's development in India

Geographical Research

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 285-295

  Lahiri Dutt, Kuntala ^a   Samanta, Gopa ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Mankar College   (India)

Author keywords

Gender and development; Group approach; Local context; Women in rural India; Women's empowerment

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; MICROFINANCE; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; RURAL AREA; SELF HELP; SOCIAL CAPITAL; WOMENS ORGANIZATION; WOMENS STATUS;

ASIA; BARDDHAMAN; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; WEST BENGAL;

EID: 33746409052     PISSN: 17455863     EISSN: 17455871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-5871.2006.00390.x     Document Type: Article

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