Synopsis Microfinance received global media attention after the Nobel Peace Prize for 2006 was won by Bangladesh’s Dr Mohammed Yunus, the architect of Grameen Bank. Microfinance helps the poor save, link their savings with credit and become self-employed. In India, government, banks and NGOs develop microfinance. This book presents a comprehensive view of its basic concepts and social perspective, and describes people's experiences. This book will be useful to researchers, NGOs, MFIs, government departments, banks and academia.