Collective Action and Community Development : Evidence from Self-Help Groups in Rural India

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dc.creatorDesai, Raj M.
dc.creatorJoshi, Shareen
dc.date2013-09-27T18:20:17Z
dc.date2013-09-27T18:20:17Z
dc.date2013-07
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:48:42Z
dc.descriptionIn response to the problems of high coordination costs among the poor, efforts are underway in many countries to organize the poor through "self-help groups" (SHGs) -- membership-based organizations that aim to promote social cohesion through a mixture of education, access to finance, and linkages to wider development programs. The authors randomly selected 32 of 80 villages in one of the poorest districts in rural India in which to establish SHGs for women. Two years of exposure to these programs increased women's participation in group savings programs as well as the non-agricultural labor force. Compared to women in control villages, treated women were also more likely to participate in household decisions and engage in civic activities. The authors find no evidence however, that participation increased income or had a disproportionate impact by women's socio-economic status. These results are important in light of the recent effort to expand official support to SHGs under the National Rural Livelihood Mission.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/07/18051801/collective-action-community-development-evidence-self-help-groups-rural-india
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/15907
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-6547
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/411365
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relationPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 6547
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectABUSE
dc.subjectACCESS TO CREDIT
dc.subjectACCESS TO FINANCE
dc.subjectACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL INCOME
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL INCOMES
dc.subjectBANK ACCOUNT
dc.subjectBANK LOANS
dc.subjectBENEFITS OF PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectBLOCK GRANTS
dc.subjectBORROWING
dc.subjectBRIBE
dc.subjectBRIBES
dc.subjectBRIBING
dc.subjectCAPACITY BUILDING
dc.subjectCENTER FOR DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectCIVIC ENGAGEMENT
dc.subjectCIVIC PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectCOLLABORATION
dc.subjectCOMMUNITIES
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY AFFAIRS
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectCONTRACEPTIVE USE
dc.subjectCOOPERATIVES
dc.subjectCREDIT HISTORIES
dc.subjectCREDIT INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectCREDIT MARKETS
dc.subjectCREDIT MECHANISM
dc.subjectDEMOCRACY
dc.subjectDEPOSIT
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
dc.subjectDISADVANTAGED GROUPS
dc.subjectDISTRICTS
dc.subjectDOWRY
dc.subjectDRINKING WATER
dc.subjectDWELLING
dc.subjectDWELLINGS
dc.subjectECONOMIC BACKGROUND
dc.subjectECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectEDUCATION SERVICES
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL SERVICES
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectEQUALITY
dc.subjectEXCLUSION
dc.subjectFACILITATORS
dc.subjectFAMILY DECISIONS
dc.subjectFAMILY PLANNING
dc.subjectFAMILY SIZE
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectFEMALE
dc.subjectFEMALE LITERACY
dc.subjectFINANCIAL CAPACITY
dc.subjectFINANCIAL MARKETS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SYSTEM
dc.subjectFINANCIAL TRAINING
dc.subjectFORMAL FINANCIAL SECTOR
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectGENDER EQUALITY
dc.subjectGENDER GAP
dc.subjectGENDER INEQUALITY
dc.subjectGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectGREATER ACCESS
dc.subjectGREEN REVOLUTION
dc.subjectGROUP ACCOUNTS
dc.subjectGROUP LENDING
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectHOME OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD FINANCES
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SIZE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectHUSBAND
dc.subjectILLITERACY
dc.subjectILLITERATE WOMEN
dc.subjectINDIVIDUAL MEMBERS
dc.subjectINDIVIDUAL WOMEN
dc.subjectINDUCEMENT
dc.subjectINTEGRATED RURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINTEREST RATE
dc.subjectINTERMEDIARY
dc.subjectINTERNAL FUNDS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL BANK
dc.subjectINTERVENTION
dc.subjectINTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectINTERVIEWS
dc.subjectJOB TRAINING
dc.subjectKINSHIP
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLEARNING
dc.subjectLEVELS OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectLEVELS OF PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectLIMITED ACCESS
dc.subjectLITERACY TRAINING
dc.subjectLOAN
dc.subjectLOCAL COMMUNITY
dc.subjectLOCAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectLOCAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectMARITAL STATUS
dc.subjectMARRIED WOMEN
dc.subjectMEDICAL CARE
dc.subjectMICRO-ENTERPRISE
dc.subjectMICRO-ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectMICRO-FINANCE
dc.subjectMICROFINANCE
dc.subjectMICROFINANCE INSTITUTION
dc.subjectMOBILITY
dc.subjectNATIONAL COUNCIL
dc.subjectNUMBER OF MIGRANTS
dc.subjectPARTICIPATION RATES
dc.subjectPERSONAL EMPOWERMENT
dc.subjectPOLICY DISCUSSIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectPOLITICAL PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectPOLITICAL PARTIES
dc.subjectPOPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectPOPULATION DENSITY
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPREVAILING ATTITUDES
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectPROJECT DESIGN
dc.subjectPROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectPUBLIC INVESTMENTS
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subjectRECONSTRUCTION
dc.subjectRESIDENCY
dc.subjectRESPECT
dc.subjectREVOLVING FUND
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL BANKS
dc.subjectRURAL CREDIT
dc.subjectRURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectRURAL DISTRICT
dc.subjectRURAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectSANITATION
dc.subjectSAVINGS
dc.subjectSAVINGS ACCOUNT
dc.subjectSAVINGS ACCOUNTS
dc.subjectSCHOOL CHILDREN
dc.subjectSCHOOLING
dc.subjectSELF-EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectSELF-HELP
dc.subjectSERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectSHOPS
dc.subjectSKILLS TRAINING
dc.subjectSOCIAL COHESION
dc.subjectSOCIAL EMPOWERMENT
dc.subjectSOCIAL NETWORKS
dc.subjectSOCIAL SCIENCE
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECURITY
dc.subjectSOCIOECONOMIC STATUS
dc.subjectSOURCES OF CREDIT
dc.subjectSPILLOVER
dc.subjectSPILLOVER EFFECTS
dc.subjectSTATE GOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectTRAINING PROGRAMS
dc.subjectTRAINING SERVICES
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectVILLAGE
dc.subjectVILLAGE LEVEL
dc.subjectVILLAGES
dc.subjectVOCATIONAL SKILLS
dc.subjectVOCATIONAL TRAINING
dc.subjectVULNERABLE GROUPS
dc.subjectVULNERABLE WOMEN
dc.subjectWOMAN
dc.subjectWORKFORCE
dc.subjectcollective action
dc.titleCollective Action and Community Development : Evidence from Self-Help Groups in Rural India

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