Public Good Provision in Indian Rural Areas : The Returns to Collective Action by Microfinance Groups

Self-help groups (SHGs) are the most common form of microfinance in India. The authors provide evidence that SHGs, composed of women only, undertake collective actions for the provision of public goods within village communities. Using a theoretica...

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Main Authors:	Casini, Paolo, Vandewalle, Lore, Wahhaj, Zaki
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:	EMPOWERMENT LIMITED NGO HOLDING SOCIAL NORMS INCENTIVE FOCUS GROUP LOCAL AUTHORITIES PRODUCTION INTEREST SAVINGS ACCOUNTS EXCHANGE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES POLITICAL ECONOMY WELFARE COMPANIES FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONS INCENTIVES EQUILIBRIUM POLICY DISCUSSIONS VARIABLES NEGATIVE EXTERNALITY BORROWERS INPUTS WEALTH INTERNATIONAL BANK ENFORCEMENT MECHANISM PENSION BUDGET DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY MEMBERS CHOICE SOCIAL IMPACT STATES INFLUENCE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SAVINGS GROUP LENDING DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS RISK FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENDA EXTERNALITIES TRUST ORGANIZATIONS INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ANTI-POVERTY LAND OWNERSHIP LOANS UTILITY SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT DIRECTORS BANK POLICY TAXES BANKS SMALL LOANS RESOURCES EXTERNALITY CONSUMPTION DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OPPORTUNITY COST GOOD ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE CAPITAL SOCIAL JUSTICE ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS DERIVATIVE FUTURE PUBLIC POLICIES VALUE BANK RETURNS CONTRIBUTIONS UTILITY FUNCTION ASSOCIATION CONTRACT POLICY FORUM COLLECTIVE AGRICULTURE SOCIAL SCIENCE PROPERTY COST MARKET ECONOMICS PRODUCTION FUNCTION CITIZENS MICROCREDIT COMMUNITY LEVEL MICROFINANCE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INTERESTS COLLECTIVE ACTIONS STATE GOODS LAND MUNICIPALITY THEORY INVESTMENT NATIONAL BANK EXPECTED UTILITY COMMERCIAL BANKS POVERTY ALLOCATION SUPPLY INDIVIDUALS DISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH NASH EQUILIBRIUM UNIVERSITY INVESTMENTS LENDING CHECK UNDERESTIMATES COMMUNITY INSTRUMENT PRIVATE CITIZENS COLLECTIVE ACTION OUTCOMES CETERIS PARIBUS MARGINAL UTILITY PUBLIC GOOD GUARANTEE DEVELOPMENT AGENDA DEVELOPMENT POLICY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC GOODS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/08/24925624/public-good-provision-indian-rural-areas-returns-collective-action-microfinance-groups http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22654

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/08/24925624/public-good-provision-indian-rural-areas-returns-collective-action-microfinance-groups
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22654

Public Good Provision in Indian Rural Areas : The Returns to Collective Action by Microfinance Groups

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