Bali Swain, Ranjula; Varghese, Adel - Nationalekonomiska Institutionen, Uppsala Universitet - 2008
We evaluate the effect of Self Help Group participation on a long term impact parameter, namely asset creation. Indian Self Help Groups (SHGs)are unique in that they are mainly NGO-formed microfinance groups but later funded by commercial banks. The results reveal that longer membership in SHGs...