Olofsgård, Anders; Joshi, Shareen; Desai, Raj M. - 2016
mixed. We examine financial "self-help" groups in one of the poorest districts in India, using a unique combination of a … are stronger where self-help groups were present. We find little evidence that membership leads to a convergence of tastes … among group members. These results suggest that, in contrast to traditional community initiatives, self-help groups can …