The Cost of Empowerment: Multiple Sources of Women’s Debt in Rural India.

Poor women borrow from multiple sources. This study examines whether the source of debt matters for women’s role in household financial decisions. Drawing on a household survey from rural Tamil Nadu, we categorise women’s loans along the lines of accessibility and formality into ‘planned loans’ and...

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Published in:	Journal of Development Studies Vol. 53; no. 5; pp. 700 - 723
Main Authors:	Garikipati, Supriya, Agier, Isabelle, Guérin, Isabelle, Szafarz, Ariane
Format:	Article
Published:	Taylor & Francis Ltd May2017
Subjects:	Debt Loans Poor women Household surveys Indian women (Asians) Finance
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost