Bank Credit and Development

This book is an analysis of economic development ofUttar Pradesh (UP) the most populous state of Indiaand perceives it to be a dynamic economy. It portraysthe state more positively than has been done so farand presents a balanced approach to its development.The book also examines bank credit itsmulti-dimensional role and its influence on thedevelopment of UP. To depict a comparativeperspective it examines credit to other states ofIndia as well. The book however projects bankcredit with a difference. It is contended that thedevelopment outcomes of credit are different fordiverse groups of people regions and population inrural and urban areas. The book introduces credit asa source of growth globalisation urbanisationinequality development and empowerment of women. The book should be especially useful to thoseinterested in UP development studies developmentfinance and those interested in economic developmentof India and its states.