Self Help Groups in Rural Development

About the Book: Self Help Groups in Rural Development The book present experiments of Self Help Groups in variousdistricts promoted by NGOs in the field of micro credit to women.It shows how far the strategic alliance and partnership betweenNGOs, SHGs and Banks have resulted in success that can bereplicated and multiplied. The volume also presents a vivid andpenetrating analysis of factors which promote or hinder the growthof SHGs and empowerment of women through SHGs. The book also analyses issues which bear on promotion ofsustainable community based financial systems, sustenance of groupsolidarity and participation, improvement of the skills of thegroups in accordance with the expanding range of financial servicesand involvement of the groups in the community issues. Contents: Foreword Preface Acknowledgements 1. Introduction 2. A Contextual Perspective 3. Self Help Groups in India : The State of the Art 4. Self Help Groups : Organisational and Structural Aspects 5. Functional Aspects of Self Help Groups 6. Empowerment of Rural Women Through Self Help Groups 7. Group Dynamics of Self Help Groups 8. A Blueprint for Policy Initiatives Appendices Bibliography