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Development Studies
Helina Jolly, Terre Satterfield, Milind Kandlikar, T. R. Suma
Summary: Indigenous Peoples play a crucial role in land stewardship globally, however, conservation studies and land management practices often fail to understand or incorporate Indigenous interpretations of the natural world. This study focuses on the Kattunayakan community in India, and reveals that they view the forest as a powerful entity comprising individuals with fluid human-and-nonhuman identities. This understanding is not adequately represented in the history of protected areas and policies, which has implications for Indigenous communities who lack written evidence of their historical relationship to the land. The study argues for the inclusion of Indigenous perspectives in land management to promote equity and advance human rights and biodiversity conservation goals.
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Development Studies
Bernard Hoekman, Anirudh Shingal
Summary: The extent to which official development assistance conforms to aid effectiveness principles may be influenced by donors' national interests, with EU member states' aid reflecting national interests and EU institutions' aid enhancing recipient countries' merchandise imports.
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Development Studies
Ian G. Baird
Summary: There is increasing interest in organic lowland rice cultivation in Thailand due to concerns about human health and environmental impacts. However, a government project aimed at promoting organic rice farming has faced obstacles because the certification standards do not align with international standards. This has created unrealistic expectations for farmers and hindered the development of organic farming structures.
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Development Studies
Diego Escobari, Gary A. Hoover
Summary: This paper examines the possibility of electoral fraud in late-arriving votes using a unique data set and a natural experiment. The study finds that there is a 2.51% fraud rate in the 2019 Bolivian elections, which is sufficient to change the outcome of the election. The results are robust to various tests and controls. Additionally, the study provides insights on how to apply different identification strategies to detect fraud in other elections.
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Development Studies
Kristina Petrova, Elisabeth L. Rosvold
Summary: Climate change and violent conflict are two major barriers to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Limited knowledge exists about how political and environmental insecurities affect trust in disaster management institutions. The study finds that state disaster response can mitigate the negative effects of violence exposure on political trust, but only when the government is not involved in the violence.
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Development Studies
Wanglin Ma, Xiaoshi Zhou, David Boansi, Godwin Seyram Agbemavor Horlu, Victor Owusu
Summary: This study analyzes the impact of agricultural mechanization on the non-farm employment of rural women in China. The results show that the adoption of mechanization increases the probability of rural women participating in non-farm work, with a greater impact on unmarried women. Fully-mechanized farming plays a more significant role in increasing non-farm employment probability for rural women.
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Development Studies
Peter Wankuru Chacha, Benard Kipyegon Kirui, Verena Wiedemann
Summary: The trading relationships between suppliers and buyers have significant effects on the trajectory of firms during the COVID-19 crisis. Companies with high exposure to import and export markets tend to be larger, older, and employ more workers. Direct importers, often intermediaries, were highly vulnerable to the initial shock of COVID-19, while exporters, especially those in primary sectors, experienced a less severe decline in sales. Both importers and exporters adjust their domestic supply chains in response to international trade shocks. Diversified domestic supply chains help firms mitigate the impact of the crisis and recover more strongly.
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Development Studies
Jakub Sowula, Franziska Gehrig, Lyle A. Scruggs, Martin Seeleib-Kaiser, Gabriela Ramalho Tafoya
Summary: This article highlights the limitations of unidimensional analyses in the comparative welfare state literature and emphasizes the need for a more holistic, multidimensional approach to understand the complexities of welfare state change and continuity.
SOCIAL POLICY & ADMINISTRATION
(2023)
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Development Studies
Joe LaBriola
Summary: Local regulations that restrict residential growth are considered as a major factor in California's affordable housing crisis. These growth controls might have been implemented to exclude different racial households, to exclude growing Hispanic, Asian, and foreign-born populations, to address concerns about the negative environmental consequences of population growth, or to satisfy homeowners' or cities' fiscal motivations.
HOUSING POLICY DEBATE
(2023)
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Development Studies
U. R. Arya
Summary: A large share of older people are engaged in unpaid labor, which often goes unnoticed. This study found that intense participation in unpaid labor can increase subjective well-being among older people, and contextual factors play a role in influencing the effect of unpaid labor on subjective well-being.
JOURNAL OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
(2023)
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Development Studies
Elsje Fourie, Bilisuma Dito, Konjit Gudeta, Karen Schelleman-Offermans, Valentina Mazzucato, Kai Jonas
Summary: Observers generally agree that social upgrading is vital for Ethiopia's participation in export-oriented global value chains, particularly for the largely female workforce. However, there is disagreement on whether managers who link frontline workers to international buyers can be motivated to participate in this upgrading. This article explores the perspectives of these managers and HR advisors on worker well-being, finding significant variation in their level of interest in pursuing social upgrading.
PROGRESS IN DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
(2023)
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Development Studies
Arpit Gupta, Kumar Srustidhar Chand
Summary: This paper examines the spillover effects of foreign direct investment on skilled-unskilled wage inequality in Indian manufacturing industries. The authors demonstrate theoretically and empirically that negative spillover effects lead to worsened wage inequality.
INDIAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT REVIEW
(2023)
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Business, Finance
Mariana Vijil, Laurent Wagner, Martha Tesfaye Woldemichael
Summary: The strength of a supply chain depends on its weakest link. Uncertainty in the time to clear imported inputs has a significant impact on manufacturing firms' entry, exit, and survival in export markets, especially for new exporters. This effect grows over time and is mainly driven by South-North trade.
WORLD BANK ECONOMIC REVIEW
(2023)
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Development Studies
Jonathan M. Fisk, Joseph A. Aistrup, Binita Mahato, John C. Morris
Summary: State policymaking plays a central role in oil and gas disputes, with proponents focusing on affordable energy and economic benefits, while opponents raise concerns about environmental threats. This paper examines two Colorado ballot initiatives in 2018, one supported and one opposed by the oil and gas industry, and identifies natural amenities, livelihood, and population change as important factors for further study.
SOCIETY & NATURAL RESOURCES
(2023)
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Development Studies
Xiying Luo, Xin Liu, Wei Liu
Summary: This study finds that government environmental subsidies have a positive impact on corporate carbon performance, improving it by alleviating financial constraints and enhancing environmental information disclosure. The improving effect of government environmental subsidies on carbon performance is particularly significant in state-owned enterprises, firms with higher executive environmental awareness, and firms with higher media attention.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENT & DEVELOPMENT
(2023)
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Development Studies
Souleymane Diallo, Youmanli Ouoba
Summary: The role of institutional quality in the effect of renewable energy on economic growth in sub-Saharan African countries has been examined. The study found that when the institutional quality index is above a certain threshold, the contribution of renewable energy to economic growth is significantly amplified. Therefore, improving overall institutional quality can greatly increase the impact of renewable energy on economic growth in the region.
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
(2023)
Article
Development Studies
Abdoul Hadirou Yoda, Achille Augustin Diendere
Summary: This research investigates the channels through which migrant remittances can promote private investment. The findings suggest that the level of corruption risk and the demographic dependency ratio serve as important transmission channels, highlighting the need to establish an institutional framework that enhances transparency and accountability and accelerates the demographic transition process.
JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
(2023)
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Development Studies
Anna M. Walker, Alberto Simboli, Walter J. V. Vermeulen, Andrea Raggi
Summary: This article demonstrates how a socio-material perspective can enhance the integration of life cycle assessment (LCA) within inter-firm networks. It presents a comparative LCA of two circular product systems in an Italian canteen and utilizes Actor Network Theory (ANT) to contextualize the assessment. The ANT complements LCA by providing additional information and discussing the potential of LCA in guiding sustainable production and consumption patterns.
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
(2023)
Article
Development Studies
Alina Haller
Summary: This study examines the sustainability factors of the world's most visited destinations using clustering and multiple regression analysis. The results show high heterogeneity in terms of sustainability, with destinations divided into four clusters. Unsustainable factors include the industry and construction sector, social insecurity, inflation, and transport services development. Renewable energy consumption is found to be sustainable, while economic growth, education, and tourism indicators have contradictory effects. These findings have decision-making implications at all levels and can help shape tourism development policies that are balanced with structural policies such as energy and environment.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENT & DEVELOPMENT
(2023)
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Development Studies
Stefania Fiorentino, Franziska Sielker, John Tomaney
Summary: This paper examines the challenges faced by coastal towns in England, which include long-term socio-economic stagnation and environmental threats due to their physical location. The study suggests that these towns share similarities with other left-behind areas, highlighting the need for regional coordination and a place-based approach to stimulate economic development.
CAMBRIDGE JOURNAL OF REGIONS ECONOMY AND SOCIETY
(2023)
