Bali Swain, Ranjula; Wallentin, Fan Yang - 2007
Microfinance programs like the Self Help Bank Linkage Program in India have been increasingly promoted for their … between microfinance and women's empowerment. This paper contributes by arguing that women empowerment takes place when women … hypothesis by using quasi-experimental household sample data collected for five states in India for 2000 and 2003. A general …