Sustainability of microfinance self help groups in India : would federating help?

Ajai Nair

"The major form of microfinance in India is that based on women's Self Help Groups (SHGs), which are small groups of 10--20 members. These groups collect savings from their members and provide loans to them. However, unlike most accumulating savings and credit associations (ASCAs) found in several countries, these groups also obtain loans from banks and on-lend them to their members. By 2003, over 700,000 groups had obtained over Rs.20 billion (US

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Year of publication:	[2005]
Authors:	Nair, Ajai
Institutions:	World Bank (contributor)
Publisher:	[Washington, D.C] : World Bank
Subject:	Indien \| India \| Mikrofinanzierung \| Microfinance \| Selbsthilfe \| Self help

Extent:	Online-Ressource
Series:	Policy research working paper ; 3516
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references Title from PDF file as viewed on 2/9/2005 Also available in print.
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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