Entrepreneurial activities and women empowerment in rural India between microfinance and social capital
Summary. Microfinance alone does not empower rural women in India. The study finds that social capital—the networks and relationships within peer-lending groups—enables women to access loans and repay them. However, genuine empowerment occurs only when women use these financial resources to start their own businesses and pursue self-determined goals, not simply to fulfill household obligations.
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Andriani, L., Lal, S., & Kalam, A. A.. (2022). Entrepreneurial activities and women empowerment in rural India between microfinance and social capital. Strategic Change. https://doi.org/10.1002/jsc.2492
Andriani, Luca, et al. “Entrepreneurial activities and women empowerment in rural India between microfinance and social capital.” Strategic Change, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1002/jsc.2492.
Andriani, Luca, Sarika Lal, and Asif Aftab Kalam. 2022. “Entrepreneurial activities and women empowerment in rural India between microfinance and social capital.” Strategic Change. https://doi.org/10.1002/jsc.2492.
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- DOI
- 10.1002/jsc.2492
- Countries
- India
- Regions
- Asia
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- entrepreneurship, funding, regional-innovation-systems
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- 2026-04-28