Two persistent problems that affect a significant portion of Indian women are poverty and violation of their human rights. In recent years, micro-credit has come to be viewed as a vital tool to ameliorate both conditions. However, there are few...
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Two persistent problems that affect a significant portion of Indian women are poverty and violation of their human rights. In recent years, micro-credit has come to be viewed as a vital tool to ameliorate both conditions. However, there are few studies in the Indian context which test the validity of the assumption that there is a linear link between micro-credit, poverty reduction and women`s empowerment. This important and thought provoking volume brings together revealing case studies of micro-credit interventions made by six non-governmental and quasi-governmental bodies in five states of
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Cover; Contents; Glossary; Foreword; Preface; Introduction: Linking the Triad; Towards Women's Empowerment and Poverty Reduction: Lessons from the Andhra Pradesh South Asia Poverty Alleviation Programme; Micro-credit and Women's Empowerment: A Case Study of SHARE Micro-finance Limited ; Social Mobilization and Micro-credit for Women's Empowerment: A Study of the DHAN Foundation ; Awareness, Access, Agency: Experiences of Swayam Shikshan Prayog in Micro finance and Women's Empowerment ; Micro-credit and Women's Empowerment: The Lokadrusti Case
Social Mobilization and Micro-finance for Women's Empowerment-Lessons from the ASA TrustConclusion: Analysing the Link; About the Editors and Contributors; Index
