Indigenous Knowledge and Women Entrepreneurs among Rajbanshis: A Case Study
Author Affiliations
- 1 Department of Anthropology, University of North Bengal, Darjeeling, West Bengal, INDIA
Int. Res. J. Social Sci., Volume 2, Issue (2), Pages 12-20, February,14 (2013)
Abstract
This the era of global market economy and disparities are ever increasing. Access to credit is a matter of fact. Micro-credit for women in developing and underdeveloped countries supports their empowerment. Case studies are taken from rural Rajbanshi womenfolk of northern West Bengal plains of India.
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