TY  - BOOK
AU  - Sinha, Frances; Tankha, Ajay; Reddy, K. Raja; Harper, Malcolm
TI  - Microfinance self help groups in India: living up to their promise
SN  - 9781853396564
PY  - 2009///
PB  - Practical Action
KW  - Microfinance
KW  - Self-help groups
KW  - Cooperative societies
KW  - India
N1  - Part 1.	Study context and design
Study design: objectives and methodology 
Sample profile: villages, SHGs, SHPAs 
Part 2.	Outreach
SHG members 
Who does not join? 
Drop-outs 
Part 3	Social RoleSHGs and local politics 
SHGs and social harmony 
SHGs and social justice 
SHGs and communities 
Group records 
Equity within groups 
Defaults and recoveries 
Part 4 Sustainability
Group sustainability 
financial value 
Part 5 Implications
Conclusions
N2  - SHG
ER  -