Sustainability of self-help groups in India : two analyses : Sostenibilidad de los grupos de autoayuda en la India : dos analisis (Spanish)

The self-help group (SHG) model is the dominant form of microfinance in India. SHGs have grown explosively in recent years. It is reported that by March 2006, 2.23 million SHGs were reaching about 33 million members. Such outreach appears to represent a major breakthrough in a country where 50 million households live in poverty, with very limited access to financial services. This occasional paper reports on two separate studies of SHG programs conducted...

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Christen, Robert Peck;

Hashemi,Syed Mesbahuddin;

Isern,Jennifer;

Pillai,Anuradha;

Prakash,Lingamallu Brahma;

Rosenberg,Richard;
Document Date
2007/08/01
Document Type
Working Paper (Numbered Series)
Report Number
40961
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
India,
Region
South Asia,
Disclosure Date
2009/06/29
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Sostenibilidad de los grupos de autoayuda en la India : dos analisis
Keywords
access to bank

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Christen, Robert Peck; Hashemi,Syed Mesbahuddin; Isern,Jennifer; Pillai,Anuradha; Prakash,Lingamallu Brahma; Rosenberg,Richard.

Sustainability of self-help groups in India : two analyses : Sostenibilidad de los grupos de autoayuda en la India : dos analisis (Spanish). CGAP Occasional paper ; no. 12 Washington DC ; World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/474401468259129158

Sustainability of self-help groups in India : two analyses : Sostenibilidad de los grupos de autoayuda en la India : dos analisis (Spanish)

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