Microfinance programs like Self Help Group Bank linkage program (SHG), aim to empower women through provision of … the most significant factors in empowering women. -- microfinance ; impact ; women empowerment …

of microfinance. Random variation in the frequency of mandatory meetings across first-time borrower groups generates …

literature; whether microfinance impacts positively on these dimensions depends on the type of social capital and its level of …

address this question through a randomized experiment with 799 microfinance clients holding microbusinesses in India. In … treated branches, borrowers select between the standard rigid microfinance contract and a more expensive innovative contract …

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 … India, before turning to the potential for a more inductive and plural account. A more plural history of microfinance …