Microcredit, Employability and Economic Upliftment: A Study on Selected Female Borrowers in West Bengal

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  • Srimoyee Datta Department of Management Science, Bengal Institute of Science & Technology, Purulia
  • Tarak Nath Sahu Department of Commerce, with Farm Management, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore

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https://doi.org/10.33516/maj.v53i11.71-77p

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2018-11-01

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Datta, S., & Sahu, T. N. (2018). Microcredit, Employability and Economic Upliftment: A Study on Selected Female Borrowers in West Bengal. The Management Accountant Journal, 53(11), 71–77. https://doi.org/10.33516/maj.v53i11.71-77p

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Volume 53, Issue 11, November 2018

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