This volume presents a comprehensive analysis of microfinance initiatives in India. Through substantive field research and case studies ranging across the country, it examines Indian microfinance within its distinct socio-economic realities - the role of women, financial inclusion, rural entrepreneurship, and innovation - its interactions with multiple institutions, the challenges, as well as future directions.

This volume presents a comprehensive analysis of microfinance initiatives in India. Through substantive field research and case studies ranging across the country, it examines Indian microfinance within its distinct socio-economic realities the role of women, financial inclusion, rural entrepreneurship, and innovation its interactions with mult