Saris on Scooters

How Microcredit Is Changing Village India

Business & Finance, Economics, International Economics, International
Cover of the book Saris on Scooters by Sheila McLeod Arnopoulos, Mary Ellen Iskenderian, Dundurn
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Author: Sheila McLeod Arnopoulos, Mary Ellen Iskenderian ISBN: 9781459720701
Publisher: Dundurn Publication: April 12, 2010
Imprint: Dundurn Language: English
Author: Sheila McLeod Arnopoulos, Mary Ellen Iskenderian
ISBN: 9781459720701
Publisher: Dundurn
Publication: April 12, 2010
Imprint: Dundurn
Language: English

Renowned author and journalist Sheila McLeod Arnopoulos uses her talent for investigative reporting to take us deep into the poorest villages in India. Yet, far from being passive victims of their circumstances, the women who live there have joined forces and are making astute use of microcredit to break the cycle of poverty.

Microcredit was made famous by Bangladeshi economist Muhammad Yunus and consists of very small loans made primarily to women for the production of essential commodities or to start small businesses. Basing the book on a number of trips to India between 2001 and 2008, Arnopoulos shows her sense of solidarity and desire for authenticity by sharing the daily life of these villagers. The first-person account of her extensive travels focuses primarily on these women's inspiring success stories. After witnessing many such situations first-hand, she believes that these villages have a potential strength equal to that of the modern, high-tech cities in India.

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Renowned author and journalist Sheila McLeod Arnopoulos uses her talent for investigative reporting to take us deep into the poorest villages in India. Yet, far from being passive victims of their circumstances, the women who live there have joined forces and are making astute use of microcredit to break the cycle of poverty.

Microcredit was made famous by Bangladeshi economist Muhammad Yunus and consists of very small loans made primarily to women for the production of essential commodities or to start small businesses. Basing the book on a number of trips to India between 2001 and 2008, Arnopoulos shows her sense of solidarity and desire for authenticity by sharing the daily life of these villagers. The first-person account of her extensive travels focuses primarily on these women's inspiring success stories. After witnessing many such situations first-hand, she believes that these villages have a potential strength equal to that of the modern, high-tech cities in India.

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