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Author Kalra, Vinita, author

Title Evaluation of microfinance institutions in Varanasi with special reference to client education / by Vinita Kalra and H.P. Mathur
Published Newcastle on Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2018

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Description 1 online resource (xix, 223 pages)
Contents Intro; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; Acknowledgements; Executive Summary; Foreword; Preface; Chapter I; 1.1 Microfinance Defined; 1.2 Growth of Microfinance in India; 1.3 Regulatory Framework in the Microfinance Industry; 1.4 Review of Literature; 1.5 Objectives of the Study; 1.6 Significance of the Study; 1.7 Data & Methodology; 1.8 Period and Scope of the Study; 1.9 Limitations of the Study; 1.10 Structure of the Book; Chapter II; 2.1 Policies regarding loan-price terms and transparency; 2.2 Practices regarding loan-price terms and transparency
2.3 Evaluation of Policies and Practices of MFIs regarding Loan-Price Terms and TransparencyChapter III; 3.1 Policies Regarding Staff Behaviour and the Collection of Dues; 3.2 Practices Regarding Staff Behaviour and the Collection of Dues; 3.3. Evaluation of Policies and Practices Regarding Staff Behaviour and the Collection of Dues; Chapter IV; 4.1 Policies Regarding Grievance Redressal Systems; 4.2 Practices Regarding Grievance Redressal Systems; 4.3 Evaluation of Policies and Practices Regarding Grievance Redressal Systems; Chapter V
5.1 The Microfinance Client Awareness Index and its Components5.2 Overview of the Index: Scores and Ranks; 5.3 Comparison of MFI Scores; Chapter VI; 6.1. Awareness of Microfinance Products; 6.2. Factors Affecting the Awareness Levels of Microfinance Clients; Chapter VII; 7.1 Concluding Observations; 7.2 Policy Implications; References; Appendix I; Appendix II; Appendix III; Appendix IV
Summary In the last two decades, microfinance has gained growing recognition as an effective tool for improving the quality of life and the living standard of poor and low-income people. Microfinance's popularity reached a peak when the United Nations declared 2005 the 'International Year of Microcredit' and when, one year later, the author of 'Banker to the Poor', Muhammad Yunus, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. This recognition has given rise to a movement that was supposed to accomplish social and financial goals simultaneously and without any friction. However, microfinance as an industry was sha
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed January 8, 2019)
Subject Microfinance -- India
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Finance.
Microfinance
India
Form Electronic book
Author Mathur, H. P., author
ISBN 9781527523920
1527523926