Microfinance, Risk-taking Behaviour and Rural Livelihood

This book offers an in-depth analysis of borrowing and risk taking behavior of rural people, with the aim of designing effective financial products and service delivery in the rural market. Includes analysis of government schemes to promote rural development.

Table of Contents

1 Structural Transformation of Rural Finance in India: A Critical Review
2 Risk-taking Behaviour in Financial Decision Making: A Village-Level Study
3 Impacts of Caste, Risk, and Time Preference on Borrowing Behaviour: A Case Study in West Bengal, India
4 Microfinance and Rural Entrepreneurship: An Assessment
5 SHGs for Poverty Alleviation: Insights from a Tamil Nadu Village Under Rapid Economic Development
6 Achievements and Challenges of SHG-Bank Linkage Program in India: The Result of Village Surveys in Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra
7 Synergistic Effects of Microfinance Through SHGs: A Study of Basic Health and Primary Education Indicators
8 For a Better World: Livelihood Security Measurement of the SHG Members
9 Public Spending and Rural Livelihood in India: A Study of MGNREGA
10 Factual Achievement of MGNREGA Calls for an Optimal Planning Using Fuzzy Logic