Does Access to Formal Agricultural Credit Depend on Caste?

World Development

Volumn 43, Issue , 2013, Pages 315-328

  Kumar, Sunil Mitra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asia; Caste; Credit; Discrimination; Formal; India

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL FINANCE; BANKING; CREDIT PROVISION; FINANCIAL POLICY; INTEREST RATE; LENDING BEHAVIOR; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; WORKER CASTE;

INDIA;

EID: 84875403738     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2012.11.001     Document Type: Article

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