This article analyses, on the basis of a field study, the role of banks in financing medium enterprises in Belgium. It shows that, like small firms, medium-sized businesses have a preference for self-financing. As far as ...

In India, the credit needs of dryland farmers, especially small and marginal farmers, are served largely by non-institutional sources. The formal banking system follows a risk-averse strategy towards lending to this segment, ...

Researchers in the area of rural industry are largely concerned with this sector’s potential to generate wealth and employment. Notwithstanding the significance of such an approach, this paper argues that the development ...