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Women’s Empowerment and Microcredit Programmes in India - Couverture rigide

Dulhunty, Annabel

 
9781032411316: Women’s Empowerment and Microcredit Programmes in India
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 1032411317 ISBN 13 : 9781032411316
Editeur : Routledge, 2023

Synopsis

Women's Empowerment and Microcredit Programs in India examines the value of microcredit-based self-help groups (SHGs) for women in India and provides an alternative model for women's empowerment programming.

The microcredit sector continues to boom globally - with private investors, governments and multilateral financial institutions all investing substantial amounts in self-help group programming. Nowhere is this more evident than in India, where the industry has further been deregulated in recent years. Much of the rationale for increased investment in microcredit is based on the idea that it improves 'women's empowerment'. But is this true? Researchers have fiercely debated the value of microcredit programs for women, with some arguing that it is exploitative, and others contending that it is empowering. This book provides new insights into women's empowerment and microcredit programming, elaborating on the themes of power, dignity, mobility and solidarity. It takes a nuanced view of the complexities surrounding self-help group programming and women's empowerment and argues that the model of microcredit self-help group programming is key to whether it helps or harms women.

By focusing on the experiences and voices of microcredit self-help group members in West Bengal, India, this book elaborates on the idea of microcredit models existing on a continuum, from 'smart economics' to more holistic feminist versions of programming. It will be of interest to scholars in development studies, anthropology, sociology, gender studies and public policy and Asian Studies.

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À propos de l'auteur

Annabel Dulhunty is a Lecturer at the Crawford School of Public Policy at the Australian National University.

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Éditeur
Routledge
Date d'édition
2023
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1032411317
ISBN 13 
9781032411316
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
162
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