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Development Studies
Kossi Edem Baita, Kwami Ossadzifo Wonyra
Summary: This study examines the overall effect of gender in the development of global value chains (GVCs) in the African context. It utilizes UNCTAD's database to measure women's involvement in GVCs using panel data from African countries from 2000 to 2018. The results show that women's activity rate positively impacts the relative position in global value chains in Africa. in light of these findings, it is evident that public policies aimed at better women's participation in value chains are necessary to promote the recovery of African economies. Similarly, with the advent of the AfCFTA, there is a need to support intra-African trade through better organization of regional and continental value chains through policies that aim to reduce trade costs.
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT REVIEW-REVUE AFRICAINE DE DEVELOPPEMENT
(2023)
Article
Development Studies
Hicham El Ouazzani, Hicham Ouakil, Abdelhamid Moustabchir
Summary: This study assesses the impact of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on the Moroccan economy using a DSGE model. The results highlight the importance of considering risk premium shocks in economic policy-making and provide an analytical framework for policymakers to evaluate and manage the effects of external shocks on the economy.
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT REVIEW-REVUE AFRICAINE DE DEVELOPPEMENT
(2023)
Article
Development Studies
Merrill Baker-Medard, Elizabeth Kroger
Summary: The convergence of poverty reduction and fisheries management in Madagascar focuses on sea cucumber as a means to achieve conservation and develop coastal economies. However, the enclosure of marine resources has resulted in violence and gendered seascapes. Sea cucumber pens, established with limited local input, have become high-risk environments where fishers face injuries and even death, raising important questions about sustainable production and equitable access to marine resources.
SOCIETY & NATURAL RESOURCES
(2023)
Article
Development Studies
Abel Ezeoha, Anthony Igwe, Chinwe Okoyeuzu, Chibuike Uche
Summary: This study investigates the impact of armed conflicts on the fiscal capacity of African governments. The results suggest that conflicts initially decrease tax revenue and increase pressure on military spending, leading to a greater reliance on mineral resource rents. However, as conflicts persist, there is a shift towards a decline in mineral resource earnings and an increase in tax revenue. The findings highlight the importance of observing these patterns and implementing policies that protect public resources to address fiscal challenges in conflict-affected African countries. Enhancing government effectiveness and strengthening governance institutions are also crucial for a quick recovery from conflicts and the prevention of future conflicts.
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT REVIEW-REVUE AFRICAINE DE DEVELOPPEMENT
(2023)
Article
Development Studies
Kim Andreas Kessler
Summary: This study aims to explore the experiences and perspectives of the population living in a remote Pacific outer island, Mauke in the Cook Islands, regarding the foreign aid they receive. By listening to and learning from local residents, this article seeks to address the spatial insensitivity in Pacific aid research and policy. The article derives policy implications for aid and development organizations working on Mauke and other remote outer islands in the Pacific.
DEVELOPMENT POLICY REVIEW
(2023)
Article
Development Studies
Jose Alves, Sandro Morgado
Summary: This paper reviews the secular stagnation hypothesis first proposed by Hansen in 1939, arguing that developed economies are currently experiencing secular stagnation and demographic factors play a significant role in this macroeconomic environment. Using panel data analysis for 15 European Union economies from 1965 to 2020, the paper suggests that immigration should be considered as a potential solution to this problem, as demographic factors indeed have a significant impact on secular stagnation.
JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
(2023)
Article
Development Studies
Artila Devi
Summary: International donors have not fully involved local people and localized projects in the development of the Pacific. This study explores the possibility of localization through co-design between foreign and local specialists, empowering locals and prioritizing indigenous knowledge. The findings suggest that localization can lead to mutual benefits and reduced dependency.
DEVELOPMENT POLICY REVIEW
(2023)
Article
Anthropology
Youjin B. Chung
Summary: This article examines the discourse and practice of sustainable livestock intensification in Africa, using Tanzania as a case study. By studying the archives and conducting ethnographic research, the author argues that the current interest in animal genetic improvement for efficiency and sustainability has similarities with earlier colonial cattle crossbreeding experiments. The colonial efforts aimed to improve yields while conserving the environment and ultimately led to state control over indigenous peoples and animals. These historical legacies have significant implications for climate justice in pastoral settings where interspecies relations, knowledge, and care practices are crucial.
JOURNAL OF PEASANT STUDIES
(2023)
Article
Development Studies
Bingnan Guo, Peiji Hu
Summary: The study examines the impact of the Energy-consuming rights trading policy (ECRTP) on urban innovation quality (UIQ) in China. The findings show that ECRTP significantly improves UIQ with a lagged effect. Mechanism analysis reveals that ECRTP improves UIQ through industrial structure upgrading and capital deepening. Analysis of spillover effects indicates that ECRTP has a positive influence on UIQ in surrounding cities. Heterogeneity analysis further reveals that ECRTP has a pronounced impact on UIQ in resource-based and large-scale cities.
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
(2023)
Article
Development Studies
Jianpei Li, Jierui Huang, Bowen Li
Summary: The study shows that command-and-control environmental regulations do not achieve both pollution reduction and efficiency gains for firms. The pollution treatment measures adopted by enterprises under the constraint of binding pollution control policies reduce pollutant emissions but also bring compliance costs. The innovation compensation effect is unable to compensate for these compliance costs. In addition, the binding pollution control policy effectively reduces pollutant emissions for enterprises with low financing constraints.
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
(2023)
Article
Development Studies
Savannah Adkins
Summary: This paper examines the effects of local labor market opportunities in India on female bargaining characteristics and finds that improvements in labor market conditions for women lead to a decrease in perceptions of domestic violence.
JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
(2023)
Article
Development Studies
Rachel S. Robinson, Jennifer N. Brass, Andrew Shermeyer, Nichole Grossman
Summary: This study evaluates how NGO-government relations influence the outcomes of NGO service provision. The findings show that authors often report favorable outcomes regardless of the nature of the NGO-government relationship. Collaborative, advocacy, and substitution relationships are most frequently associated with favorable outcomes, particularly in democratic states. Additionally, subnational NGO service provision is more likely to result in favorable outcomes. However, NGO service provision in low-income and African countries is disproportionately associated with unfavorable or null outcomes.
DEVELOPMENT POLICY REVIEW
(2023)
Article
Development Studies
Yanan Wang, Wenkun Zhang
Summary: College students play an important role in energy saving and emission reduction, but there is a lack of empirical research on the factors that affect their energy-saving behaviors. This study used an extended theory of planned behavior model to address this gap and found that attitudes, perceived responsibility, perceived behavior control, and subjective norms are significantly related to energy-saving intention. Energy-saving intention is also found to be the most decisive factor for Chinese college students' energy-saving behavior. Additionally, this study confirmed the positive effect of organizational factors on students' energy-saving intentions and behaviors.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Development Studies
Elham Shafieiyoun, Mahdi Gheysari, Mehdi Khiadani, Jahangir Abedi Koupai
Summary: This study compares the spatiotemporal variations of surface urban heat island (SUHI) and canopy urban heat island (CUHI) in the arid city of Isfahan, Iran, revealing significant differences in intensity between different seasons and urban areas.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Development Studies
Melina Matos, Philip Gilbertson, Sierra Woodruff, Sara Meerow, Malini Roy, Bryce Hannibal
Summary: Cities are developing separate hazard mitigation plans and climate change adaptation plans, but the synergy between these two planning approaches is unclear. This study focuses on flooding as a climate-related hazard and examines the plans in three US cities. The findings suggest some overlaps, but the extent of synergy is not clearly identified.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Development Studies
Pascal Paille, Patrick Valeau, Adolfo Carballo-Penela
Summary: In the past decade, there has been much attention given to the effectiveness of green reward practices in promoting employee environmental performance. However, current literature provides contradictory findings and overlooks the role of internal environmental orientation. This paper addresses these issues by analyzing data from two independent studies, showing that organizational support for the environment conveys the effect of green reward practices on employee environmental performance, with internal environmental orientation strengthening this effect at high levels.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Development Studies
Michael Odijie
Summary: This study examines the impact of industrial policies on different groups, identifying the origins and impacts of subsequent disputes. Specifically, it explores how the failure to anticipate opposition caused the Nigerian Sugar Master Plan to largely fail.
DEVELOPMENT POLICY REVIEW
(2023)
Article
Development Studies
Tianxiao Zhou, Rumei Hu
Summary: This paper explores the selective centralization of planning approval authority in China from the perspective of national governance. It identifies land risk, specifically from farmland protection, as an important factor contributing to centralization. The findings suggest that decreases in per capita farmland area, increases in land transfer area, and illegal land use all increase the probability of centralization.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Development Studies
Shuhua Ma, Minggao Xue, Siwen Ji
Summary: This paper improves the emergy ecological footprint model and quantitatively analyzes the factors affecting ecological security to assess the ecological security of Zhejiang Province. The results show that the ecological security in Zhejiang Province is deteriorating, and the main influencing factors include population density, urban built-up area, and industrial output value.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Development Studies
Geon Kim
Summary: This research examines the effects of tax increment financing (TIF) on spatial inequality in Cook County, Illinois, from 1990 to 2014. The study finds that while TIF has beneficial distributional effects on real income and income distribution, its impact on upward mobility and reducing spatial inequality is limited.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT QUARTERLY
(2023)
