Economic and Social Impacts of Self-help Groups in India

Although there has been considerable recent interest in micro-credit programs, rigorous evidence on the impacts of forming self-help groups to mobilize savings and foster social empowerment at the local level is virtually non-existent, despite a la...

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Main Authors:	Deininger, Klaus, Liu, Yanyan
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO BANK LOANS ACCESS TO CREDIT ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACCESS TO SAVINGS ACCOUNTABILITY AGRICULTURAL INCOME ASSET ACCUMULATION BANK LOAN BANK LOANS CAPACITY BUILDING CAPITAL INJECTION CAPITAL STOCK CHECKS COLLABORATION COMMERCIAL BANK COMMUNITIES COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS COMMUNITY CENTER COMMUNITY DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT CONSUMER CONTROL GROUPS CORRUPTION COUNTERFACTUAL CREDIT ACCESS CREDIT PROGRAMS CROP FAILURES DATA COLLECTION DEPOSIT DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES DISTRICTS DIVERSIFICATION DPIP DROUGHT DROUGHTS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES ECONOMIES OF SCALE EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT ENDOWMENTS EQUALITY EXPENDITURES EXPLOITATION FEMALE FEMALES FIGURES FINANCIAL BENEFITS GENDER HOUSEHOLDS HOUSING HUMAN CAPITAL HUSBAND IMPACT EVALUATION INCOME SOURCES INCREASE IN INCOME INCREASE IN INCOMES INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT INSURANCE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERVENTION INTERVENTIONS JOB TRAINING KEY BENEFIT KEY BENEFITS LAND OWNERSHIP LENDING PORTFOLIO LEVELS OF ACCESS LITERACY LOAN REPAYMENT LOAN SIZE LOCAL CAPACITY LOCAL GROUPS LOWER INCOME MARKETING MATCHING METHODS MICRO-CREDIT MICRO-FINANCE MOBILIZATION NGO NUTRITION OUTCOME INDICATORS OUTREACH PARTICIPATORY DEVELOPMENT PER CAPITA INCOME POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY REDUCTION PROGRAM EFFECTS PROGRAM IMPACTS PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION PUBLIC ECONOMICS PUBLIC SAFETY QUESTIONNAIRE QUESTIONNAIRES RECEIPT RECONSTRUCTION RELIGIOUS GROUP REPAYMENT SAFETY NET SAFETY NETS SALES SAMPLE SIZE SAVINGS SELF-EMPLOYMENT SELF-HELP SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE QUALITY SHG SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL COHESION SOCIAL EMPOWERMENT SOCIAL EXCLUSION START-UP TARGET GROUP TARGET GROUPS TARGETING THRIFT TREATMENT EFFECTS URBAN DEVELOPMENT VILLAGE VILLAGE CHARACTERISTICS VILLAGE CONDITIONS VILLAGE LEVEL VILLAGE MEETINGS VILLAGES WAGES WOMAN
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