penetration of the so-called 'microfinance industry' in rural China since the mid-2000s. We analyse the major actors and dynamics …

more appropriate to remote and marginal areas, there is little to further differentiate rural and urban microfinance …

jobs, mostly through self employment and entrepreneurship, is required. Microfinance is fast emerging the world over as an … been impressive growth in microfinance activities over the three decades or more in India.Today, when the majority of world …'s population is living below subsistence level, more than 3,000 organizations are providing microfinance services to the millions …