Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley door pickup 10am - 7pm 3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611

  • Open Daily: 10am - 10pm
    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
Women's Empowerment and Microcredit Programs in India: The Possibilities and Limitations of Self-Help Groups

Women's Empowerment and Microcredit Programs in India: The Possibilities and Limitations of Self-Help Groups

Dulhunty, Annabel

Hardcover

Series: Routledge/Asian Studies Association of Australia (Asaa) Sout

Personal FinanceGeneral Racism & Ethnic StudiesGeneral Sociology

ISBN10: 1032411317
ISBN13: 9781032411316
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Aug 21 2023
Pages: 152
Weight: 0.90
Height: 0.44 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

Women's Empowerment and Microcredit Programs in India examines the value of microcredit-based self-help groups (SHGs) for women in India and provides an alternative model for women's empowerment programming.

The microcredit sector continues to boom globally - with private investors, governments and multilateral financial institutions all investing substantial amounts in self-help group programming. Nowhere is this more evident than in India, where the industry has further been deregulated in recent years. Much of the rationale for increased investment in microcredit is based on the idea that it improves 'women's empowerment'. But is this true? Researchers have fiercely debated the value of microcredit programs for women, with some arguing that it is exploitative, and others contending that it is empowering. This book provides new insights into women's empowerment and microcredit programming, elaborating on the themes of power, dignity, mobility and solidarity. It takes a nuanced view of the complexities surrounding self-help group programming and women's empowerment and argues that the model of microcredit self-help group programming is key to whether it helps or harms women.

1 different editions

Also available

Also in

General Racism & Ethnic Studies

View All