Bhagowati (commerce, Gauhati U., India) conducts a largely descriptive analysis of the institutions that provide financial services to the rural poor of India as well as government policies
aimed at financial inclusion of the poor. Chapters are presented on the rural context; agriculture and agricultural policies; rural industries; credit needs of rural populations; rural credit
co-operative societies; regional rural banks; micro-finance, self-help groups, and the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD); NABARD’s Kisan credit card scheme; and
credit flows to micro, small, and medium enterprises. Distributed in North America by ISBS. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
