Impact of Microfinance on Economic, Social, Political and Psychological Empowerment: Evidence from Women's Self-help Groups in Kashmir Valley, India

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作者：
Khan, Shagufta Tariq [1 ,4 ]
Bhat, Mohd Abass [2 ]
Sangmi, Mohi-Ud-Din [3 ]
机构：
[1] Jazan Univ, Dept Accounting, Jazan, Saudi Arabia
[2] Assosa Univ, Coll Business & Econ, Dept Accounting & Finance, Assosa, Ethiopia
[3] Univ Kashmir, Dept Commerce, Srinagar, Jammu And Kashm, India
[4] Jazan Univ, Dept Accounting, Jazan 45142, Saudi Arabia
来源：
FIIB BUSINESS REVIEW | 2023年 / 12卷 / 01期
关键词：
Microfinance; economic empowerment; social empowerment; political empowerment; psychological empowerment; self-help group; PROGRAMS; POVERTY; CREDIT;
D O I：
10.1177/2319714520972905
中图分类号：
F [经济];
学科分类号：
02 ;
摘要：
The present study attempts to examine the impact of microfinance on certain dimensions of women empowerment, namely economic, social, political and psychological. Quasi-experimental design comprising of control group (180) and treatment group (190) has been employed to assess the impact of microfinance on women empowerment. The findings revealed positively significant but moderate level of impact of microfinance on economic, political and psychological dimensions of women empowerment and only smaller overall impact on social empowerment. In addition, case studies further supported microfinance programme has substantially empowered women in terms of economic, political, social and psychological dimensions. More importantly, ambiguity over social empowerment was cleared.
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