Hitting the Target, Missing the Point? Microcredit and Women Empowerment in Rural India

被引：8

作者：

Basumatary, Hangma ^{[1
]}

Chhetri, Prabin Chauhan ^{[2
]}

Raj, Rajesh S. N. ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] North Eastern Hill Univ, Dept Econ, Shillong, Meghalaya, India

[2] Sikkim Univ, Dept Econ, 6th Mile,Samdur PO, Gangtok 737102, Sikkim, India

来源：

JOURNAL OF POVERTY | 2023年 / 27卷 / 03期

关键词：

Microcredit; self-employment; women's empowerment; time use; self-help groups; India; CREDIT PROGRAMS; TIME ALLOCATION; IMPACT; GENDER; MICROFINANCE; POOR;

D O I：

10.1080/10875549.2021.2023722

中图分类号：

C916 [社会工作、社会管理、社会规划];

学科分类号：

1204 ;

摘要：

This study examines the impact of microcredit on time allocation outcomes for men and women in order to understand the relationship between microcredit and women's empowerment. We find little evidence of a link between microcredit and women's empowerment as women continue to spend most of their time in wage and non-market work; being part of a credit group fails to change this reality. On the other hand, men in the participating households have succeeded in reallocating their work hours toward self-employment, suggesting that, though the program is targeted at women, its real beneficiaries are men.

引用

页码：217 / 234

页数：18

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