India, before turning to the potential for a more inductive and plural account. A more plural history of microfinance …This paper is concerned with the recent history of microfinance, both for itself and as a case study of the evolution … applauded the successes of microfinance in expanding financial market opportunities; and a political economy critique that …

finance, and microcredit/ microfinance. It goes on to discuss various empirical and institutional studies of these dimensions … of financial inclusion in the context of developing countries. The paper then outlines several recent studies for India …