Small Firm Ownership and Credit Constraints in India
- 200 pages
- English
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Small Firm Ownership and Credit Constraints in India
About this book
Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are considered the backbone of the Indian economy, but limited access to external finance can be a major constraint which hinders their growth and productivity. This barrier acts as a double-edged sword in the case of women and socially disadvantaged owners who are also subjected to discrimination in credit markets.
This book investigates the role of credit constraints in determining the performance of MSMEs in India and considers how gender- and caste-based prejudices influence and inform a firm owner's access to formal credit. Combining micro-econometric techniques with large-scale firm surveys, it offers readers new findings, which shed light on the effect of ownership characteristics on credit access and firm performance. It also examines recent credit policy initiatives aimed at weaker sections of society including Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and women-owned enterprises and puts forward valuable policy recommendations.
This volume will serve as a useful reference text for students and researchers of economics, finance, business and management, entrepreneurship, credit policy, development economics, caste discrimination, gender discrimination and South Asian studies.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication Page
- Contents
- List of figures
- List of tables
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Theoretical perspectives and empirical literature
- 3 Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) access to finance and policy initiatives
- 4 Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in India: their characteristics and evolution over time
- 5 Access to credit and small firm growth
- 6 Gender, small firm ownership and credit constraints
- 7 Caste, finance and firm performance
- 8 Conclusion
- Appendix I: additional tables
- Appendix II: technical details on methods
- Glossary and abbreviations
- References
- Index