TY - BOOK AU - Somanath, V.S. TI - Microfinance : redefining the future SN - 817446705X U1 - 332 PY - 2009/// CY - New Delhi PB - Excel Books KW - Production control KW - Privatization -- Great Britain KW - Local transit -- Deregulation KW - Bus lines -- Deregulation KW - Politics and political science N1 - CONTENTS Foreword ix Preface xi Acknowledgements xiii About the Author xv 1. Overview of Microfinance 3 2. Magnitude of Poverty in India 27 3. Subsidized Credit to Microcredit 55 PART II - MICROFINANCE: CONNECT, COMMUNICATE AND LINK CREDIT 4. Microfinance Institutions 91 5. Self-help Group and Bank Linkage 123 6. Challenges Facing SHG Federation 141 7. NGO-SHG-Bank Linkage 151 8. State Sponsored Microfinance 167 PART III - MICROFINANCE : EPICYCLE 9. Attaining Outreach and Viability 189 10. Impact Assessment Study of Microfinance 209 11. Role of Technology to Reach the Unbanked 239 ANNEXURES Annexure I 245 Annexure II 249 Annexure III A 253 Annexure III B 255 Annexure III C 257 Annexure III D 261 Annexure IV 265 Annexure VA 269 Annexure V B 271 Annexure V C 273 Ust of Abbreviations 277 Index 283 ER -