International Journal of Social Economics: Volume 46 Issue 4

Factors influencing savings among land reform beneficiaries in South Africa

Michael Antwi, Clarietta Chagwiza

The purpose of this paper is to determine the effects of socio-economic factors of land redistribution for agricultural development project beneficiaries on savings in the North…

Disability and social cohesion among older adults: a multi-country study

Mohammad Hifz Ur Rahman, Ashish Singh

Disabled are often vulnerable to social exclusion due to the lack of social protection schemes. Therefore, in the absence of adequate social welfare systems, social cohesion is of…

Food away from home in Brazil: the role of sociodemographic factors and family structure

Pedro Queiroz, Alexandre B. Coelho

The purpose of this paper is to estimate the determinants of per capita expenditures with disaggregate food away from home (FAFH) including variables such as family structure.

The philosophical roots of development ethics

John Marangos, Niko Astroulakis, Eirini Triarchi

The purpose of this paper is to present the philosophical roots of development ethics as a field of study with its interdisciplinary character.

Foreign aid, workers’ remittances and economic growth in Jordan

Jamal G. Husein

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the long-run impact of foreign aid and workers’ remittances on Jordanian economic growth using time series data for the period…

Does foreign aid help alleviate income inequality? New evidence from African countries

Moheddine Younsi, Hasna Khemili, Marwa Bechtini

The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between foreign aid and income inequality (IIQ) reduction for 16 African countries using unbalanced panel data covering…

Decisional factors driving farmers to adopt organic farming in India: a cross-sectional study

Md Sikandar Azam, Musarrat Shaheen

The purpose of this paper is to carry out an empirical investigation of the role of various factors such as economics, social, marketing, cultivation and government in adoption of…

Infrastructure and economic development in developing economies: New empirical evidence from night-time satellite imagery in Vietnam

Hiep Ngoc Luu, Ngoc Minh Nguyen, Hai Hong Ho, Dao Ngoc Tien

The purpose of this paper is to empirically investigate the impact of infrastructure on economic development in developing economies.