Zum ersten Mal seit Jahrzehnten machen sich die Abgehängten und die Vergessenen ernsthaft bemerkbar: die, die sich nur so fühlen, und die, die es tatsächlich sind. Ihre Ängste und ihre Wünsche handeln von sozialer Gerechtigkeit, aber, und das ist neu, auch von nationaler Identität. Oben...

Uncertainty and unpredictability faced by low-income households increase their vulnerability making poverty even more unbearable. India¡¦s National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)-initiated Self-Help Group (SHG) program, which is currently the largest and fastest growing...

This study aims at examining the impact of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) on human development and poverty reduction in India. It identifies three channels through which SEZs address these issues: employment generation, skill formation (human capital development), and technology and knowledge...

We investigate if participation in Indian Self Help Group microfinance program (SHG) results in reducing vulnerability. Vulnerability estimates are constructed using crosssectional SHG rural household survey data, collected in 2003. The potential selection bias is eliminated by propensity score...