Government-sponsored microfinance program: Joint liability vs. individual liability

Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY) is a government-sponsored microfinance program. The scheme is based on four features: group lending with joint liability, progressive lending, back-ended subsidy, and social capital. We propose a new model of SGSY having these features: group lending with i...

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Main Authors: Arghya Kusum Mukherjee, Amit Kundu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2014-12-01
Series:Cogent Economics & Finance
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23322039.2014.939768