Rural credit and self-help groups : micro-finance needs and concepts in India
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Rural credit and self-help groups : micro-finance needs and concepts in India
Sage Publications, 1999
- : US : hb
- : India : hb
Available at 16 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [365]-367) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The various factors which have been instrumental in weakening rural credit agencies are examined in this book. The disappointing performance of the rural credit system has led to the emergence of alternative and innovative efforts known as self-help groups, and examples of these initiatives are examined in this book.
Table of Contents
PART ONE: RURAL CREDIT: PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS
Introduction
The Role of Credit in Rural Development
Evolution and Growth of the Rural Credit Delivery System
Credit Recycling and the Problem of Overdues
Agricultural Credit Review Committee, 1989
Narasimhaqm Committee, 1991 and Gupta Committee, 1998
Rural Credit Agencies Analysed
Rural Credit at the Cross-Roads
PART TWO: ANALYSIS OF MICRO-FINANCE NEEDS
Credit Requirements of Tribal People
Credit for the Rural Non-Farm Sector
Credit for Rural Women
Credit for Micro-Enterprise Development
PART THREE: ROLE OF SELF-HELP GROUPS
Self-Help Concepts
Self Help Groups
An Assessment
The BAAC System in Thailand
The Grameen Bank in Bangladesh
Self-Help Groups and Bank Linkages
Basic Policy Issues Concerning Self-Help Groups
PART FIVE: STRATEGIES FOR SUSTAINABLE RURAL CREDIT DELIVERY
Revival of the Rural Credit Delivery System in India
Designing Appropriate Systems for Micro-Enterprises
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