Improving Access to Finance for India's Rural Poor

Improving Access to Finance for India's Rural Poor examines the current level and pattern of access to finance for India's rural households, evaluates various approaches for delivering financial services to the rural poor, analyzes what l...

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Main Author: Basu, Priya
Format: Publication
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC: World Bank 2012
Subjects:
CEO
MFI
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/05/6857121/improving-access-finance-indias-rural-poor
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6927
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spelling okr-10986-69272021-04-23T14:02:27Z Improving Access to Finance for India's Rural Poor Basu, Priya ADVERSE SELECTION AGRICULTURAL CREDIT APEX ASSET CLASSIFICATION BANK ACCOUNTS BANK ASSETS BANK BRANCHES BANK INDONESIA BANKING CRISES BANKING SECTOR BANKS BROKERS CAPITAL ADEQUACY CAPITAL BASE CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS CEO CHIEF EXECUTIVE COLLATERAL COMMERCIAL BANK COMMERCIAL BANKS COMMERCIAL BORROWING COMPANY COOPERATIVE BANKS COOPERATIVES CORPORATION DEBT DEFAULT RISK DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS DEPOSIT MOBILIZATION DEPOSITS DEREGULATION FINANCE COMPANIES FINANCIAL DATABASES FINANCIAL DISTRESS FINANCIAL INSTITUTION FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION FINANCIAL SERVICES FINANCIAL SYSTEMS FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS FISCAL DEFICITS FORMAL FINANCE FORMAL­INFORMAL LINKAGES GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION HOUSEHOLD DEBT INCENTIVE FRAMEWORK INCOME DISTRIBUTION INDIVIDUALS INFORMAL FINANCE INSTITUTIONAL ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURES INSURANCE INTEREST RATES INVESTIGATION LAWS LEGAL FRAMEWORK LIMITED LIQUIDITY LIQUIDITY RATIO MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS MARKET DISCIPLINE MERGERS MFI MICROCREDIT MICROCREDIT LOANS MICROFINANCE MICROFINANCE INSTITUTION MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS MICROFINANCE PRACTITIONERS MICROFINANCE SECTOR MORAL HAZARD NATIONAL BANK NATIONALIZATION NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS OUTREACH PACS PARTNERSHIP POOR HOUSEHOLDS PORTFOLIOS PRIVATE BANKS PROFITABILITY PRUDENTIAL REGULATION REGIONAL RURAL BANKS REGULATORY FORBEARANCE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RESERVE BANK OF INDIA RETURN ON ASSETS RISK MANAGEMENT RURAL BANKS RURAL CREDIT RURAL FINANCE RURAL FINANCE INSTITUTIONS SAVINGS SAVINGS ACCOUNTS SECURITIES SMALL LOANS SOCIETIES SOCIETY SPONSOR STAKEHOLDERS SUBSIDIARY SUBSIDIZED CREDIT SUSTAINABILITY TRANSACTION COSTS VULNERABILITY Improving Access to Finance for India's Rural Poor examines the current level and pattern of access to finance for India's rural households, evaluates various approaches for delivering financial services to the rural poor, analyzes what lies behind the lack of adequate financial access for the rural poor, and identifies what it would take to improve access to finance for India's rural poor. Based on the analysis of a large-scale rural household survey, in combination with an evaluation of the role of financial markets and institutions, this title also examines different forms of financial service provision, including formal, informal and microfinance, raises questions about approaches used so far to address financial exclusion, and makes recommendations for policy advisors and financial service providers on how to scale-up access to finance for India's rural poor, to meet their diverse financial needs (savings, credit, insurance against unexpected events, etc.), in a commercially sustainable manner. Its conclusions will be of interest to anyone involved in economic policy, finance or microfinance, poverty analysis, and poverty reduction. 2012-06-01T20:23:33Z 2012-06-01T20:23:33Z 2006 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/05/6857121/improving-access-finance-indias-rural-poor 978-0-8213-6146-7 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6927 English en_US Directions in Development CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Publications & Research :: Publication Publications & Research :: Publication India
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language English
en_US
topic ADVERSE SELECTION
AGRICULTURAL CREDIT
APEX
ASSET CLASSIFICATION
BANK ACCOUNTS
BANK ASSETS
BANK BRANCHES
BANK INDONESIA
BANKING CRISES
BANKING SECTOR
BANKS
BROKERS
CAPITAL ADEQUACY
CAPITAL BASE
CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS
CEO
CHIEF EXECUTIVE
COLLATERAL
COMMERCIAL BANK
COMMERCIAL BANKS
COMMERCIAL BORROWING
COMPANY
COOPERATIVE BANKS
COOPERATIVES
CORPORATION
DEBT
DEFAULT RISK
DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS
DEPOSIT MOBILIZATION
DEPOSITS
DEREGULATION
FINANCE COMPANIES
FINANCIAL DATABASES
FINANCIAL DISTRESS
FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION
FINANCIAL SERVICES
FINANCIAL SYSTEMS
FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS
FISCAL DEFICITS
FORMAL FINANCE
FORMAL­INFORMAL LINKAGES
GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION
HOUSEHOLD DEBT
INCENTIVE FRAMEWORK
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
INDIVIDUALS
INFORMAL FINANCE
INSTITUTIONAL ENVIRONMENT
INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURES
INSURANCE
INTEREST RATES
INVESTIGATION
LAWS
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
LIMITED
LIQUIDITY
LIQUIDITY RATIO
MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
MARKET DISCIPLINE
MERGERS
MFI
MICROCREDIT
MICROCREDIT LOANS
MICROFINANCE
MICROFINANCE INSTITUTION
MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS
MICROFINANCE PRACTITIONERS
MICROFINANCE SECTOR
MORAL HAZARD
NATIONAL BANK
NATIONALIZATION
NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION
NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
OUTREACH
PACS
PARTNERSHIP
POOR HOUSEHOLDS
PORTFOLIOS
PRIVATE BANKS
PROFITABILITY
PRUDENTIAL REGULATION
REGIONAL RURAL BANKS
REGULATORY FORBEARANCE
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
RESERVE BANK OF INDIA
RETURN ON ASSETS
RISK MANAGEMENT
RURAL BANKS
RURAL CREDIT
RURAL FINANCE
RURAL FINANCE INSTITUTIONS
SAVINGS
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS
SECURITIES
SMALL LOANS
SOCIETIES
SOCIETY
SPONSOR
STAKEHOLDERS
SUBSIDIARY
SUBSIDIZED CREDIT
SUSTAINABILITY
TRANSACTION COSTS
VULNERABILITY
spellingShingle ADVERSE SELECTION
AGRICULTURAL CREDIT
APEX
ASSET CLASSIFICATION
BANK ACCOUNTS
BANK ASSETS
BANK BRANCHES
BANK INDONESIA
BANKING CRISES
BANKING SECTOR
BANKS
BROKERS
CAPITAL ADEQUACY
CAPITAL BASE
CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS
CEO
CHIEF EXECUTIVE
COLLATERAL
COMMERCIAL BANK
COMMERCIAL BANKS
COMMERCIAL BORROWING
COMPANY
COOPERATIVE BANKS
COOPERATIVES
CORPORATION
DEBT
DEFAULT RISK
DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS
DEPOSIT MOBILIZATION
DEPOSITS
DEREGULATION
FINANCE COMPANIES
FINANCIAL DATABASES
FINANCIAL DISTRESS
FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION
FINANCIAL SERVICES
FINANCIAL SYSTEMS
FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS
FISCAL DEFICITS
FORMAL FINANCE
FORMAL­INFORMAL LINKAGES
GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION
HOUSEHOLD DEBT
INCENTIVE FRAMEWORK
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
INDIVIDUALS
INFORMAL FINANCE
INSTITUTIONAL ENVIRONMENT
INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURES
INSURANCE
INTEREST RATES
INVESTIGATION
LAWS
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
LIMITED
LIQUIDITY
LIQUIDITY RATIO
MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
MARKET DISCIPLINE
MERGERS
MFI
MICROCREDIT
MICROCREDIT LOANS
MICROFINANCE
MICROFINANCE INSTITUTION
MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS
MICROFINANCE PRACTITIONERS
MICROFINANCE SECTOR
MORAL HAZARD
NATIONAL BANK
NATIONALIZATION
NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION
NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
OUTREACH
PACS
PARTNERSHIP
POOR HOUSEHOLDS
PORTFOLIOS
PRIVATE BANKS
PROFITABILITY
PRUDENTIAL REGULATION
REGIONAL RURAL BANKS
REGULATORY FORBEARANCE
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
RESERVE BANK OF INDIA
RETURN ON ASSETS
RISK MANAGEMENT
RURAL BANKS
RURAL CREDIT
RURAL FINANCE
RURAL FINANCE INSTITUTIONS
SAVINGS
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS
SECURITIES
SMALL LOANS
SOCIETIES
SOCIETY
SPONSOR
STAKEHOLDERS
SUBSIDIARY
SUBSIDIZED CREDIT
SUSTAINABILITY
TRANSACTION COSTS
VULNERABILITY
Basu, Priya
Improving Access to Finance for India's Rural Poor
geographic_facet India
relation Directions in Development
description Improving Access to Finance for India's Rural Poor examines the current level and pattern of access to finance for India's rural households, evaluates various approaches for delivering financial services to the rural poor, analyzes what lies behind the lack of adequate financial access for the rural poor, and identifies what it would take to improve access to finance for India's rural poor. Based on the analysis of a large-scale rural household survey, in combination with an evaluation of the role of financial markets and institutions, this title also examines different forms of financial service provision, including formal, informal and microfinance, raises questions about approaches used so far to address financial exclusion, and makes recommendations for policy advisors and financial service providers on how to scale-up access to finance for India's rural poor, to meet their diverse financial needs (savings, credit, insurance against unexpected events, etc.), in a commercially sustainable manner. Its conclusions will be of interest to anyone involved in economic policy, finance or microfinance, poverty analysis, and poverty reduction.
format Publications & Research :: Publication
author Basu, Priya
author_facet Basu, Priya
author_sort Basu, Priya
title Improving Access to Finance for India's Rural Poor
title_short Improving Access to Finance for India's Rural Poor
title_full Improving Access to Finance for India's Rural Poor
title_fullStr Improving Access to Finance for India's Rural Poor
title_full_unstemmed Improving Access to Finance for India's Rural Poor
title_sort improving access to finance for india's rural poor
publisher Washington, DC: World Bank
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/05/6857121/improving-access-finance-indias-rural-poor
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6927
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