Development, Divinity and Dharma: The role of religion in development and microfinance institutions - Softcover

Harper, Malcolm; Rao, DSK; Kumar Sahu, Ashis

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1853396559 ISBN 13: 9781853396557

Publisher: Practical Action Publishing, 2008

Synopsis

The book examines Hindu, Christian and Muslim institutions in India and in Pakistan. Its main focus is the Shri Kshetra Dharmasthala Rural Development programme, which has changed the lives of almost half a million people, through social and economic development programmes which are motivated by religious faith.

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About the Authors

Malcolm Harper taught at Cranfield School of Management until 1995, and since then has worked mainly in India. He has published on enterprise development and microfinance. He was Chairman of Basix Finance from 1996 until 2006, and is Chairman of M-CRIL, the microfinance credit rating agency.

DSK Rao is the Regional Organizer for Asia-Pacific, Microcredit Summit Campaign. He has 22 years’ experience in rural development banking with NABARD, the apex development financial institution in India. He has published extensively on farmer management of irrigation and self-help groups for the socio-economic empowerment of poor women.

Ashis Kumar Sahu has been a practitioner and researcher in microfinance and livelihoods for about 10 years, and is associated with The Livelihoods School, promoted by BASIX, Sa-Dhan, the Indian Association of Community Development Financial Institutions, RCDC in Orissa and Urmul Trust in Rajasthan.

Edition details

• Publisher: Practical Action Publishing
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1853396559
• ISBN 13: 9781853396557
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176