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We begin with the relevancy of the group-centric microfinance for faster inclusive growth in India and develop a social exclusion index for each state. It analyzes the association between inclusion financial index, group-centric microfinance, and human development index. A glimpse on the group-centric microfinance across the globe has been presented in chapter three. It includes a clear distinction between SHG model and Grameen Bank model. Chapter four is devoted ...
The problems accumulated due to more than a century of factory farming are aggravated by significant simultaneous and inter-related global phenomena. These include persistent global financial crises, volatility of food prices, widespread social unrest, and growing certainty that the impacts of climate change (such as water shortages, soil degradation, loss of biodiversity, desertification, and depletion of ecosystems) are coming sooner than previously expected. ...
The fourteen papers included in this volume from young researchers encompass some significant aspects of the rural economic transformation of West Bengal. They include issues such as rural health and sanitation, education, SHGs and women empowerment, rural livelihood and migration, etc., with a valuable cross-section of opinions relating to emerging trends mostly of rural India. The book will be helpful to students, researchers, teachers and policymakers at all ...