Abstract
This dissertation clarifies some of the questions surrounding the impact of microfinance on political participation. Most scholars suggest that participating in a microfinance program increases political participation through deepening and increasing social networks, based on the Grameen Model of gender and group-based borrowing. Very little has been done to study the impact of microfinance on political participation across different lending schemes. Original survey data reveal that there is a strong and statistically significant, positive relationship between microfinance and various forms of political participation. The relationship between microfinance and political participation is not only attributable to microfinance's impact on social capital but also through microfinance's impact on an individual's socioeconomic status.
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