Microfinance and Poverty Alleviation

Microfinance is widely practicing all over the world spreading into five different continents and different countries. Asia is top in the list among the continents for facilitating microfinance to poor. India and Bangladesh are the two significant countries in terms of microfinance. India is one of the most potential for microfinance industry and it has been considering as one of the most effective tool for alleviating poverty in one side and mitigating several social and economic problems of rural mass. Despite of concerted efforts undertaken by the Government of India over the last few decades, still there is a huge gap to bridge between target and achievement. The present volume discusses the rationale behind the significance of microfinance for those people who are engaged with micro entrepreneurial activities. It is also highlight on the various issues of microfinance with the help of statistical tools and techniques to derive the basic outcome of the study. No doubt, the book would certainly make an eye opener for NGOs, academician, researchers, and policy-makers.

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