microfinance, poverty reduction, and female empowerment. Microfinance programs provide an effective and operational policy tool … than men. However, the rigidity of microfinance programs does little to enhance female political empowerment. Thus, it is …In the past few years the provision of financial services to low-income clients via microfinance programs has …

Is it possible for microfinance institutions to simultaneously pursue profits and poverty reduction? This study … explores this question by analyzing the impact of Khushhali Bank, the largest retail microfinance bank in Pakistan. Khushhali … the bank also had an impact on economic or social measures of poverty, including empowerment of poor women, or income …

significance of the program effect of SHGs by comparing empowerment levels of newly inducted and older members of SHGs. The paper … is based on a survey conducted in six municipalities in West Bengal, India. …

Well-being is desired and drives all ages and all societies. Empowerment is a means to well-being. The issue of … empowerment endures at older ages also. Addressing this issue is central as the Indian population continues to age. The present … property, as autonomy is a manifestation of empowerment. For this purpose, data sets from the 42nd and the 52nd round of the …

This article presents a practical methodology to monitor poverty changes among microfinance clients using available … microfinance practitioners to verify whether their clients are moving out of poverty and validate management strategies aiming to …

Micro-Finance is emerging as a powerful instrument for poverty alleviation in the new economy. In India, micro-Finance …-Bank Financial Institutions (NBFCs). This changing face of microfinance in India appears to be positive in terms of the ability of … artisans" and "economically weaker sections" have been used to broadly define micro-finance customers. Research across the …

current crisis has shaken microfinance in India and beyond and fuelled a heated debate on the (de)merits of commercialization …A crisis of microfinance in Andhra Pradesh (AP) is of highest interest to microfinance practitioners and scholars and … politicians around the world, because some of the world’s largest microfinance institutions (MFIs) are based out of AP. The …

India in this regard and recommends certain necessary steps in order to consolidate the process of linking MFIs with other … applicable to India as well as other developing countries facing similar situation. …

microfinance impact evaluation of SEWA Bank conducted by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in India in …Microfinance has been on the development agenda for more than 30 years, heralded as the wondrous tool that reduces …, however, have recently been raised about the success of microfinance (Dichter and Harper, 2007; Banerjee et al, 2009; Roodman …

The purpose of this paper is to examine the progress in socioeconomic conditions across the major states of India by …