A Study on Analysis of Review of Literature on Self-Groups with Special Reference to Rural Women in Karnataka

Abstract

There is a radical undercurrent of socio-economic transformation in Karnataka. Women Self Help Groups as entrepreneurial organization have started contributing to their own cause and to the economy. Women entrepreneurship has many interwoven dimensions and hence presents many challenges. In developing country like India where economic status of women is very pathetic especially in rural areas and opportunities of earning are very less in this scenario the Self Help Groups (SHGs) have paved the way for economic independence of rural women. The study analyzes literature review on Self-Help Groups in Entrepreneurship and Rural Women. This paper aims to provide a selective literature review of articles published in the last decade on self-help groups managed by rural women. The review also found that this research lacked a theoretical underpinning and that more research studies are needed to empirically validate some of the key variables emerging in this area of research. The study concludes with a literature synthesis and recommendations for future research.