Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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989344 | World Development | 2009 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
SummaryWe evaluate the effect of Self Help Group participation on a long-term impact parameter, namely, asset creation. Indian Self Help Groups (SHGs) are unique in that they are mainly NGO-formed microfinance groups but later funded by commercial banks. The results reveal that longer membership in SHGs positively impacts asset creation, robust to various asset specifications. With longer participation in SHGs, members move away from pure agriculture as an income source toward other sources such as livestock income. Training by NGOs positively impacts asset creation but the type of SHG linkage per se has no effect.
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Authors
Ranjula Bali Swain, Adel Varghese,