Raji (Program Manager, BAIF Development Research Foundation, Pune, India) Ajwani-Ramchandani 
Role of Microfinance in Women”s Empowerment [PDF ebook] 
A Comparative Study of Rural & Urban Groups in India

While the important topic of women’s empowerment through microfinance has been the subject of academic and practitioner interest, Ramchandani examines these issues from brand-new perspectives. This new work focuses on the Self-Help Group (SHG) model, an under-studied aspect of microfinance practice, and looks at both rural communicates and urban slums. Ramchandani presents recent empirical work from India including first-hand field-level case studies, where microfinance plays a key development role in reducing poverty, addressing women’s empowerment, and fostering rural economic growth.