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Raji Ajwani-Ramchandani (BAIF Development Research Foundation, Pune, India)

The Role of Microfinance in Women’s Empowerment

ISBN: 978-1-78714-426-2, eISBN: 978-1-78714-425-5

Publication date: 4 October 2017

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Ajwani-Ramchandani, R. (2017), "References", The Role of Microfinance in Women’s Empowerment, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 283-294. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-78714-425-520171016

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