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Microfinance, Micro-Entrepreneurial Activities Through Self-Help Groups, and Socio-Economic Empowerment of Women: A Study of Burdwan District of West Bengal, India

Microfinance, Micro-Entrepreneurial Activities Through Self-Help Groups, and Socio-Economic Empowerment of Women: A Study of Burdwan District of West Bengal, India

Partha Mukhopadhyay, Madhabendra Sinha, Anjan Ray Chaudhury, Partha Pratim Sengupta
Copyright: © 2019 |Pages: 18
ISBN13: 9781522575108|ISBN10: 1522575103|EISBN13: 9781522575115
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-7510-8.ch015
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Mukhopadhyay, Partha, et al. "Microfinance, Micro-Entrepreneurial Activities Through Self-Help Groups, and Socio-Economic Empowerment of Women: A Study of Burdwan District of West Bengal, India." Gender Economics: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2019, pp. 319-336. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-7510-8.ch015

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Mukhopadhyay, P., Sinha, M., Chaudhury, A. R., & Sengupta, P. P. (2019). Microfinance, Micro-Entrepreneurial Activities Through Self-Help Groups, and Socio-Economic Empowerment of Women: A Study of Burdwan District of West Bengal, India. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Gender Economics: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice (pp. 319-336). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-7510-8.ch015

Chicago

Mukhopadhyay, Partha, et al. "Microfinance, Micro-Entrepreneurial Activities Through Self-Help Groups, and Socio-Economic Empowerment of Women: A Study of Burdwan District of West Bengal, India." In Gender Economics: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 319-336. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2019. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-7510-8.ch015

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Abstract

The chapter attempts to analyze the impact of microfinance and micro-entrepreneurial activities of women through self-help groups (SHGs) on their socio-economic empowerment. Empirically applauded Logit model has been employed for analyzing the socio-economic impacts using primary data collected from a primary survey conducted in selected rural blocks of Burdwan district of West Bengal, India. Participation of women in the household decision-making process and income and employment generation activities are found to be significant factors in this regard. Finally, the study suggests that training of SHGs to non-members, increase in loan amount from banks, and effective utilization of that loan promote women's empowerment as well as employment.

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