After the Second World War considerable liberalisation of trade took place under the
auspices of the GATT, 1947. But the liberalisation of trade was mainly confined to trade in …

Prosperity of India lies in the prosperity of its villages. In spite of being an agrarian economy,
the rural scenario of our country projects a rather despondent picture. A large chunk of the …

Banking and financial services play very crucial role in the growth and development of an
economy. It is more essential in case of an economy like India, which is rural based …

More than a decade of deepening engagement with microfinance programmes throughout
the world has brought home the message that microfinance goes beyond finance and …

The present study challenges the negative and static stance of the recent literature on Uttar
Pradesh, the most populous state of India, and espouses a balanced and moderate …

Poverty and unemployment are the two most important problems faced by any developing
country. In a developing country like India, where major part of the population resides in …

Socio-economic impact assessment focuses on evaluating the impacts development has on
community social and economic well-being. This analysis relies on both quantitative and …

Microfinance has become an effective mechanism for economic development and to benefit
lowincome women and men. This includes Micro credit, Micro savings and Micro insurance …

The present study was conducted in Dapoli and Guhagar tahsils of Ratnagiri district (Konkan
region) and Baramati and Indapur tahsils of Pune district (Western region) of Maharashtra …

The study has been undertaken with the objective to analyze the trends of micro-financing in
India in the period 1994-2007, as well as for two periods, period I, 1994-1999 and period II …