Economic and Social Impacts of an Innovative Self-Help Group Model in India

World Development

Volumn 43, Issue , 2013, Pages 149-163

  Deininger, Klaus ^a   Liu, Yanyan ^b  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Impact evaluation; India; Micro finance; Self help groups; South Asia

Indexed keywords

CREDIT PROVISION; EMPOWERMENT; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; LOW INCOME POPULATION; MICROFINANCE; SELF HELP; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; VILLAGE;

ANDHRA PRADESH; INDIA;

EID: 84875391669     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2012.09.019     Document Type: Article

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