International Journal of Social Economics: Volume 49 Issue 5

Is an all-inclusive educational policy a determinant of voting behaviour in Ghana?

Anthony Amoah, Edmund Kwablah, Andrews Kofi Taayeli, Benjamin Amoah

In this study, the authors investigate Ghana's Free Senior High School policy as an all-inclusive development policy that drives voting behaviour.

Farmers' livelihood and adaptive capacity in the face of climate vulnerability

Rulia Akhtar, Muhammad Mehedi Masud, Muhammad Khalilur Rahman

The purpose of this study is to analyze the economic, social and environmental impacts of climate change on farmers' livelihoods and adaptive capacity while highlighting specific…

A socio-economic study for establishing an environment-friendly metro in Kuwait

Sharaf AlKheder, Waleed Abdullah, Hussain Al Sayegh

This paper aimed to study the optimal way to implement and subsequently manage the new metropolitan lines in the Kuwait city as well as to justify them from a social and…

Does deterrence-based enforcement matter in alms tax (Zakat) compliance?

Hijattulah Abdul-Jabbar, Saeed Awadh Bin-Nashwan

Government seeks to realize its economic objectives and eventually its social objectives as well through taxation. In a Muslim-majority economy, besides many types of taxation…

Institutional deliveries in India: a study of associates and inequality

Rishi Kumar, Shravanth Mandava

India has shown good progress in maternal health outcome indicators. However, an area for improvement is to ensure all deliveries take place in institutions under the supervision…

Cash transfer and multidimensional child poverty: evidence from Ghana

Kwabena Brefo Osei, Danny Turkson

The impact of cash transfers on improving the living conditions of children and reducing early-life deprivations and vulnerabilities are crucial to safeguarding equality of…

Workers' remittances in Central America: where does the money go?

Hem C. Basnet, Josiah Baker, Ficawoyi Donou-Adonsou

The purpose of this study is to examine two issues about remittances in Central American countries (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua). First, whether the…

Determinants of financial inclusion across gender in Saudi Arabia: evidence from the World Bank's Global Financial Inclusion survey

Suheela Shabir, Jabir Ali

This paper investigates the magnitude of financial inclusion in terms of ownership and usage of financial products across gender in Saudi Arabia based on the World Bank's Global…