Microfinance in India

<p>This volume presents a comprehensive analysis of microfinance initiatives in India. Through substantive field research and case studies ranging across the country, it examines Indian microfinance within its distinct socio-economic realities — the role of women, financial inclusion, rural entrepreneurship, and innovation — its interactions with multiple institutions, the challenges, as well as future directions. </p> <p><em>Preface</em>. <i>Acknowledgements</i>. <b>1. </b>Vignettes in Transformation: Indian Microfinance since the 1990s <i>Tara S. Nair </i><b>2. </b>SHG Intermediation and Women’s Agency: A View from Tamil Nadu <i>K. Kalpana </i><b>3. </b>The Transformational Potential of Microfinance: Two Case Studies <i>Anurekha Chari-Wagh </i><b>4.</b> Integrating Microfinance Clients with the Formal Financial System: A Study of Two Villages <i>D. Yeswanth </i><b>5. </b>Microfinance and the Dynamics of Financial Vulnerability: Lessons from Rural India <i>Isabelle Guerin, Marc Roesch, Santosh Kumar, G. Venkatasubramanian, and Mariam Sangare </i><b>6.</b> Matching Finance with Client Needs: Some Pointers from a Field Study <i>Savita Shankar</i> <b>7.</b> Supporting Rural Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Beyond Microfinance <i>Lina Sonne </i><b>8.</b> Microfinance and Cooperatives: An Overview <i>Navin Anand </i><b>9.</b> The Seen and the Unseen: Revisiting the Impact of SEWA Bank <i>Maren Duvendack </i><b>10.</b> Issues and Challenges before Liberal Microfinance Cooperatives: A Case Study <i>Tara S. Nair and Rutwik J. Gandhe</i></p>