Microfinance in India

The book has a very good collection of essays and articles that analyze the potential of the Indian microfinance industry and examine the approaches for microfinance development in India….It is indeed quite useful for development professionals, evaluators, planners, managers, administrators, researchers and social sector students. It is easy to read and comprehend and is equipped with subject-author index and contains figures, boxes, tables, references and footnotes in the main text which are indicators of a reader affable book.

-- South Asian Journal of Management

The book is well-organised and possesses a judicious mix of both theoretical content and practical experience of cross-country success stories of development sector…the volume makes a significant contribution to the literature on micro finance. It is very useful to the development practitioners and the academicians involved in the micro credit programme.

-- Journal of Social and Economic Development

This book is a collection of essays by a range of microfinance experts…The book provides the reader with a comprehensive overview of the challenges faced by various microfinance delivery models and suggests possible  innovations in evolving new credit delivery mechanisms…. this publication has made a valuable contribution to the microfinance literature and comes at a time when India’s microfinance sector is in a state of flux, presenting an abundance of opportunities for investors, policy makers and microfinance professionals alike. The book will be of interest to policy makers, academics and microfinance professionals. It might also be a good introduction for readers who are not familiar with microfinance in an Indian context.

-- Journal of South Asian Development

This book, edited by the Managing Director of NABARD, Dr Karmakar, is a valuable addition to the growing literature on the subject. Practically all aspects of micro finance business are covered by the authors, where authenticity is quite visible…. This book is a good collection of articles on various dimensions of micro finance, enriched by the collective wisdom of the contributors.

-- Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics

This book is a collection of 25 papers on different issues related to micro finance in India….the present work should be welcomed as addition to the present range of literature on this very important subject. The editor and his colleagues deserve appreciation.

-- Journal of Rural Development

[This book] provides an informative and holistic status of microfinance in the country and suggests a road map for the future.

-- Prabhaat Kh