Microfinance India
State of the Sector Report 2008
1st Edition
Published on 14. January 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
176 pages
978-81-7829-946-4 (ISBN)
Description
Microfinance India: State of the Sector Report 2008 is a part of a series of annual reports on the microfinance sector in India which seeks to document developments, clarify issues, publicise studies, stimulate research, identify policy choices, generate understanding and enhance support for the sector. It is a comprehensive one-stop document that provides the latest data and a holistic view of the sector, combines analysis and description and integrates a variety of topics hitherto treated separately. The book highlights recent developments in Self Help Groups (SHGs) and SHG Bank Linkage Programme (SBLPs), and focuses on microfinance with regard to the investment scenario in India. It also deals with the burgeoning field of urban microfinance, developments in micro-insurance, and the impact of new technologies on the microfinance sector. Additionally, it recognises the high demands which the state makes on microfinance institutions and discusses the need and relevance of new policy regulations. Complementing these analyses, statistical annexes provide essential data on the sector, strengthening its utility as a reference document. It contains extensive original material, and yet draws widely on the findings of other recent studies and reports, thereby emerging as a complete, detailed analysis of the status and the future of the microfinance sector in India.Read more
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Edition
First Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New Delhi
India
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 279 mm
Width: 216 mm
Weight
505 gr
ISBN-13
978-81-7829-946-4 (9788178299464)
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Person
N Srinivasan has been involved with the Development Finance and Rural Development sectors for three decades. He has been associated with several policy and strategy initiatives during his tenure with the RBI and NABARD, of which he was Chief General Manager for seven years. He has also authored the Microfinance India: State of the Sector Report 2008 and 2009 brought out by ACCESS Development Services and published by SAGE Publications. He is presently a leading consultant engaged with the World Bank, CGAP, IFAD, ADB, UNDP, UNOPS, GTZ, Microsave and the Government of India. As an advisor, he is on the boards of institutions in the microfinance sector in India and abroad in various capacities such as trustee and director.
Content
Overview-Growth and Consolidation
The SHG Bank Linkage Programme (SBLP): Entering a Phase of Consolidation
The Microfinance Institutions and the Investment Climate - Is Expansion the Mission?
Banking Correspondents and Facilitators
Urban Microfinance-Fast and Furious
Social Performance and Responsible Microfinance
Competition-Does the Client Benefit?
Micro Insurance-A Long Way to Go
Policy Environment and Regulation-High Expectations!
Technology in Microfinance
Some Major Institutional Contributors
Future Agenda
The SHG Bank Linkage Programme (SBLP): Entering a Phase of Consolidation
The Microfinance Institutions and the Investment Climate - Is Expansion the Mission?
Banking Correspondents and Facilitators
Urban Microfinance-Fast and Furious
Social Performance and Responsible Microfinance
Competition-Does the Client Benefit?
Micro Insurance-A Long Way to Go
Policy Environment and Regulation-High Expectations!
Technology in Microfinance
Some Major Institutional Contributors
Future Agenda