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L&T group consider funding structure as the primitive process which essentially guides them to allot the funds according to the projects which are about to liberate under their segments (Sorn 2006). Read more »
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Funding structure at L&T infrastructure finance company limited
Article by Rajalakshmi Rahul
on May 10, 2012
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Challenges faced by Indian Steel Industry
Article by Priya Chetty
on April 5, 2012
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The Indian steel industry is one of the most promising industries in the country and across the world. Consumption of steel is an important indicator of economic progress of any country; it increases with an increase in demand for infrastructure, automobiles, transportation, etc. Read more »
The concept of Self-help Groups
Article by Priya Chetty
on March 5, 2012
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Self-help groups (SHGs) are voluntary associated of people formed to attain certain collective goals, both economic and social goals. SHGs are normally formed of the poor coming from rural or semi-urban areas. Each group consists of 10 to 20 members of small and marginal farmers, landless agriculture laborers, rural artisans, women folk, and micro-entrepreneurs. Read more »
Empowering women through micro-finance
Article by Priya Chetty
on March 4, 2012
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Micro-finance is the provision of a broad range of financial services such as deposits, loans, payment services, money transfers, and insurance to poor and low-income households. A majority of the microfinance programmes target women with the explicit goal of reducing poverty and empowering them. Read more »
A brief history of microfinance
Article by Priya Chetty
on February 26, 2012
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The first microenterprise program began in the developing world in the early 1960s and emerged in the United States in the early 1980s. The U.S. microfinance movement was influenced by the women’s movement and is an integral part of the community economic development movement[1]. Read more »
Neoclassical approaches to household decision making
Article by Shreya Garg
on February 25, 2012
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The traditional neoclassical economic approaches to household decision making leaves no room for analyzing conflict between men and women. Read more »
Microfinance as a tool to initiate women’s empowerment
Article by Priya Chetty
on February 24, 2012
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International aid and development work related to addressing poverty often focuses on the issue of empowerment. Empowerment is most commonly thought of in economic and political terms. The world Bank (2002), for example, defines empowerment as “the expansion of assets and abilities of poor people to participate in, negotiate with, influence, control and hold accountable institution that affect their lives” (p. 14). Read more »
Indian Government support for microfinance
Article by Abhinash Jena
on February 21, 2012
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Significant support for micro-finance comes from the U.S. agency for International Development (USAID). USAID has been the leading bilateral donor of technical assistance and funds to MDOs since 1988, committing $158.7 million in 2001 Read more »
