Can Women's Self-Help Groups Contribute to Sustainable Development ? Evidence of Capability Changes from Northern India (English)

This paper investigates a women's self-help group program with more than 1.5 million participants in one of the poorest rural areas of Northern India. The program has four streams of activity in micro-savings, agricultural enterprise training, health and nutrition education, and political participation. The paper considers whether there is any evidence that program membership is associated with quality of life improvement. Using new data on a variety...

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Anand,Paul;

Saxena,Swati;

Gonzalez,Rolando;

Dang,Hai-Anh H.;
Document Date
2019/09/13
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS9011
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
India,
Region
South Asia,
Disclosure Date
2019/09/13
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Disclosed
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Can Women's Self-Help Groups Contribute to Sustainable Development ? Evidence of Capability Changes from Northern India

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Anand,Paul; Saxena,Swati; Gonzalez,Rolando; Dang,Hai-Anh H..

Can Women's Self-Help Groups Contribute to Sustainable Development ? Evidence of Capability Changes from Northern India (English). Paper is funded by the Knowledge for Change Program (KCP)|Policy Research working paper|no. WPS 9011 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/683131568380079720

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