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Social capital effects on resilience to food insecurity: Evidence from Kyrgyzstan

Egamberdiev, Bekhzod - In: Journal of International Development 36 (2024) 1, pp. 435-450

This paper investigates the role of social capital in terms of trust and group membership in building household resilience to food insecurity. Using detailed ‘Life in Kyrgyzstan’ multi‐topic panel data, the research estimates resilience to food insecurity through the Resilience Index...

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Does food security matter to subjective well‐being? Evidence from a cross‐country panel

Kornher, Lukas; Sakketa, Tekalign Gutu - In: Journal of International Development 33 (2021) 8, pp. 1270-1289

The conventional economics literature equates welfare with consumption‐based utility, neglecting the psychological effects of uncertainty and fear of the future on well‐being. In this study, we examine how food insecurity relates to changes in subjective well‐being within a comparative...

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Implementing Sustainable Development Goals within the COVID-19 pandemic future challenges for the 2030 Agenda

Żbikowska, Anna Rydz - In: Comparative Economic Research. Central and Eastern Europe 25 (2022) 4, pp. 135-160

The COVID-19 pandemic has severely changed the world economy and jeopardized the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals on a large scale. Progress in meeting the goals of the 2030 Agenda has been significantly disrupted and stalled, undermining previous efforts of governments and...

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The Impacts of Financial Inclusion on Economic Development: Cases in Asian‑Pacific Countries

Van, Dinh Thi Thanh; Linh, Nguyen Ha - In: Comparative Economic Research. Central and Eastern Europe 22 (2019) 1, pp. 7-16

Financial inclusion efforts seek to ensure that all members of an economy can have access to and effectively use appropriate financial services. Improving financial inclusion has become a significant concern for developed and developing countries alike. There are many indicators of financial...

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The impact of COVID‐19 government responses on remittances in Latin American countries

Cardozo Silva, Adriana R.; Diaz Pavez, Luis R.; … - In: Journal of International Development 34 (2021) 4, pp. 803-822

Workers' remittances declined sharply as the COVID‐19 pandemic spread in the first half of 2020, rebounding in the second half. This paper analyses the impact of containment and economic support measures on remittances sent to Latin America during 2019–2020 using a gravity model estimated...

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Non‐farm employment and poverty reduction in Mauritania

Ba, Mamoudou; Anwar, Amar; Mughal, Mazhar - In: Journal of International Development 33 (2021) 3, pp. 490-514

-farm activities compared with those only associated with the agriculture sector. Participation in non-farm activities is associated … agriculture sector is absorbed in the non-farm economy. Income generation through diversification into non-farm activities …

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‘We help them, and they help us’: Reciprocity and relationality in Chinese aid to Africa

Rudyak, Marina - In: Journal of International Development 35 (2022) 4, pp. 583-599

. It proposed that this approach allows to conceptualise Chinese aid to Africa as a continuous gift cycle initiated in … between China and Africa do not per se translate into unlimited influence as China can never be sure of reciprocity and is …

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Africa beyond ‘South‐South cooperation’: A frame with limited resonance

Haug, Sebastian; Kamwengo, Cynthia M. - In: Journal of International Development 35 (2022) 4, pp. 549-565

With reference to frames as socially determined definitions of reality, this paper examines the discrepancies between the prominence of ‘South‐South cooperation’ terminology in globally dominant discourses and its limited usage by African stakeholders. Based on insights from the United...

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Made in Africa – How to make local agricultural machinery manufacturing thrive

Daum, Thomas; Adegbola, Ygué Patrice; Kamau, Geoffrey; … - In: Journal of International Development 36 (2023) 2, pp. 1079-1109

manufacturers can succeed. This paper examines the challenges and opportunities facing local agricultural manufacturers in Africa … recommendations on how to support local manufacturers to make “Made in Africa” the first choice for African farmers and agro …

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Strategic planning for the development of Ukrainian agriculture in the face of climate change

Anna, Ostapenko - In: Comparative Economic Research. Central and Eastern Europe 19 (2016) 2, pp. 43-55

The essence of the "strategic planning" is explored and the peculiarities of strategic planning in the agricultural sector are defined. Global climate change as a factor stimulating the formation of new approaches to strategic planning of agricultural development is considered, and the impact of...

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