Environmental degradation, ranging from air and water pollution to land degradation and climate change, often generates discontent and grievances among affected populations. Such dissatisfaction with living conditions can foster political unrest, as individuals may protest publicly to voice...

In the decade before the Great Famine, Ireland experienced a boom in microfinance institutions (MFIs). Taking a social enterprise perspective, this paper analyses the institutional context for this boom. It finds evidence linking the boom in MFIs to the development, via the introduction of the...

Introduction: enhancing board effectiveness : institutional, regulatory and functional -- Principles of corporate governance and effective board / Folajimi Ashiru, Franklin Nakpodia and Emmanuel Adegbite -- Codes for boards of directors : a law and morality and organisational differences...