Microfinance and Household Poverty Reduction: New Evidence from India

World Development

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1760-1774

  Imai, Katsushi S ^a,b   Arun, Thankom ^a,c   Annim, Samuel Kobina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Microfinance

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; CREDIT PROVISION; FINANCIAL SERVICES; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; LENDING BEHAVIOR; MICROFINANCE; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; RURAL ECONOMY; RURAL FINANCE; WELFARE ECONOMICS; WELFARE PROVISION;

INDIA;

EID: 77958463955     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2010.04.006     Document Type: Article

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