Readings In Microfinance

Microfinance as a tool for empowerment of women and upliftment of poor has gained credence in development dialogue, the world over. Reaching women in remote over. Reaching women in remote rural areas and creating a legitimate organizational space where women can meet and function as a collective has been recognized as a development of significant potential for challenging the social and economic isolation of women.
About Author :
Dr. N. Lalitha holds M.A. degrees in Economics, Women's Thought, M.Ed., M.Phil. and Ph.D. in Economics. She won Medal for securing first rank in M.A. (Women's Studies) at Mother Teresa Women's University, Kodaikanal. Presently, Reader in the Faculty of Rural Development, Gandhigram Rural Institute (D.U.), Gandhigram.
Contents :
Preface 1. Introduction 2. Deeping Microfinance Outreach with New Products 3. Progress of Self Help Groups-A Position Document 4. Role of Banks & Apex Institutions in Promoting the Sustainabilty of Self Help Groups 5. Best Practices of Microfinance Credit Plus Approach-knowledge, Information and Capability building 6. Co-operative Banks in Micro Credit-Spread and Performance 7. Micro Insurance-Challenges and Opportunities 8. Micro Insurance for the Bottom of the Pyramid Market in India-The Way Foreward 9. Microfinance Governance-Principles and Practices 10. Best Practices in Mainstreaming Gender through Microfinance Institutions 11. Legal Structures for Federations of Self Help Groups 12. The Current Seenario of Social Development through Self Help Groups 13. Microfinance through Self Help Groups and poverty Alleviation 14. MFI Rating- A Step for Facilitating Oureach and Transparency 15. Leading SHGs as Teams-A Situational Approach 16. Microfinance Experiment in Tiruchirappalli District, Tamil Nadu Index