Microfinance programs like the Self Help Bank Linkage Program in India have been increasingly promoted for their … positive economic impact and the belief that they empower women. However, only a few studies rigorously examine the link … between microfinance and women's empowerment. This paper contributes by arguing that women empowerment takes place when women …

greater impact on empowering women. Using household survey data on SHG from India, a general structural model is adopted where …Microfinance programs like Self Help Group Bank linkage program (SHG), aim to empower women through provision of … the latent women empowerment and its latent components (economic factors and financial confidence, managerial control …

Access to safe water is necessary for lives and livelihoods. In India, a mid-term assessment reveals that the country … factors constrain access to safe drinking water and proper sanitation in India for both the urban and rural poor, and that …

It is often assumed that recent success in the high-technology software industry will lead India's development. However … development pattern in India. …

communication technology (ICT) use for broad-based development and economic growth in India. It will examine the role of …

reference to China and India, with their very distinctive public policy approaches. Much of the economics literature either does …

The paper looks into the level of integration of commodity markets in India, across centres and states using consumer … price data. It measures the extent to which domestic markets for goods in India are integrated, and recommends policy … methodology proposed by Bradford and Lawrence (2004) on the consumer prices of goods in major states across India. This is then …