This chapter discusses the nature of external capabilities and how they bear upon social policy. Alternative definitions of external capabilities are compared and a simplified version suggested. It is argued that the issues surrounding external capabilities can be resolved only if the capability...

The aim of this paper is to offer an alternative to the ethnic and/or racial identity question in the census that helps avoid social fragmentation and that, at the same time, may allow governments to fullfil their own objectives, their social and political commitments at an international, as...

Islamic banking and finance are still an unfamiliar concept in India. The search for alternatives to conventional banking sheds spotlight on the Islamic banking but this seems to be an infeasible and unwanted burden to the Indian banking system. This paper attempts to understand the evolution,...

Although empowerment is seen as intrinsically important and instrumentally valuable to escape poverty, there is very little research on the empirical drivers of empowerment. Using custom-made household-level information and using advanced econometric techniques that also correct for endogeneity,...

We examined the impact of the depreciation of the Australian dollar (AU$) during 2013-2015 on the expenditure of households with foreign-born members (HFBMs) in Australia. Employing the difference-in-differences method and 2013-2015 Nielson Homescan Panel Survey data, we found that HFBMs spent...

Die zahlreiche Ankunft von asylsuchenden Migrant*innen in Deutschland in den Jahren 2015 und 2016 wurde intensiv durch lokale, regionale und überregionale Medien begleitet. Über die Zeit veränderten sich die Schwerpunkte der Berichterstattung, was den allgemeinen gesellschaftlichen...

Although empowerment is seen as intrinsically important and instrumentally valuable to escape poverty, there is very little research on the empirical drivers of empowerment. Using custom-made household-level information and using advanced econometric techniques that also correct for endogeneity,...

In March 2020, the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) launched a “Cannabis Initiative” with the purpose of issuing “guidelines/manual of good practices on the international drug control requirements for the cultivation, manufacture and utilization of cannabis for medical and...

We examined the impact of the depreciation of the Australian dollar (AU$) during 2013-2015 on the expenditure of households with foreign-born members (HFBMs) in Australia. Employing the difference-in-differences method and 2013-2015 Nielson Homescan Panel Survey data, we found that HFBMs spent...

Die zahlreiche Ankunft von asylsuchenden Migrant*innen in Deutschland in den Jahren 2015 und 2016 wurde intensiv durch lokale, regionale und überregionale Medien begleitet. Über die Zeit veränderten sich die Schwerpunkte der Berichterstattung, was den allgemeinen gesellschaftlichen...