Do Spouses Make Claims? Empowerment and Microfinance in India

World Development

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 913-921

  Rai, Ashok ^a   Ravi, Shamika ^b  

^a WILLIAMS COLLEGE   (United States)

^b INDIAN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS   (India)

Author keywords

Claims; Empowerment; Gender; Health insurance; India; Microfinance

Indexed keywords

EMPOWERMENT; GENDER ROLE; HEALTH INSURANCE; INSURANCE SYSTEM; LENDING BEHAVIOR; LOW INCOME POPULATION; MICROFINANCE;

INDIA;

EID: 79956070509     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2009.10.019     Document Type: Article

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