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An Alternative Index for Measuring Financial Inclusion: A Study of Scheduled Tribes in Kerala

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: The degree of financial inclusion within the tribes in Kerala is being assessed here through a newly developed metric called the Individual Financial Inclusion Index (IFII). Apart from examining the regressors of financial inclusion, the study underscores the profoundly inadequate levels of financial inclusion observed among the tribes. The article advocates for a fundamental re-evaluation in the determination of financial inclusion strategies, emphasising the need for diligent intervention by governing bodies to facilitate sustained and comprehensive access to enable informed financial services decisions among tribes.

Source: Social Change

DOI: 10.1177/00490857241306262

Authors: Jins Varkey, Jomon Mathew, P. K. Sujathan

Institutions: St. Aloysius (Deemed to Be University), University of Kerala, Government of Kerala

Language: English

Topic: Microfinance and Financial Inclusion

Subfield: Economics and Econometrics

Field: Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Reduced inequalities, No poverty

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W4407277626

FWCI: 0.947

Cites: 46

Cited by: 1

Related to: 10