Development Studies Research, Volume 8, Issue 1 (2021)

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Public debt and inflation: empirical evidence from Ghana
Akingbade U. Aimola & Nicholas M. Odhiambo
Pages: 1-13
Published online: 19 Jan 2021
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Portfolio analysis of contributions to World Food Programme of Korea and France: focusing on Korean multi-bi aid
Hyejin Lee
Pages: 14-23
Published online: 21 Jan 2021
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Political competition, electoral participation and local fiscal performance
Daniela Ariza Marín, Thomas Goda & Germán Tabares Pozos
Pages: 24-35
Published online: 21 Jan 2021
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Reintegration and forgiveness to ex-combatants in Colombia
Luis Murillo Orejuela & Lina Restrepo-Plaza
Pages: 36-48
Published online: 28 Jan 2021
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The United Arab Emirates as a global donor: what a decade of foreign aid data transparency reveals
Logan Cochrane
Pages: 49-62
Published online: 13 Feb 2021
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Facilitating genuine community participation: can development learn from design?
Adrian Flint & Simon Blyth
Pages: 63-72
Published online: 13 Feb 2021
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Health expenditure and economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa: an empirical investigation
Nicholas M. Odhiambo
Pages: 73-81
Published online: 05 Mar 2021
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Smart city technology: a potential solution to Africa's growing population and rapid urbanization?
Adaku Jane Echendu & Peter Claver Chiedozie Okafor
Pages: 82-93
Published online: 08 Mar 2021
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Is productive capacity a key factor to reduce inequalities in South America?
Susana Herrero Olarte, Fabián Villarreal & Joan Torrent
Pages: 94-108
Published online: 25 Mar 2021
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Is informality a barrier to economic growth in Uganda? Empirical analysis
Stephen Esaku
Pages: 109-121
Published online: 09 May 2021
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Does aid fuel corruption? New evidence from a cross-country analysis
Albian Krasniqi & Venera Demukaj
Pages: 122-134
Published online: 09 May 2021
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The role of aid agencies within environmental cooperation in Congo Basin: facilitators or policy entrepreneurs?
Minette Nago
Pages: 135-146
Published online: 08 Jun 2021
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Does income inequality increase the shadow economy? Empirical evidence from Uganda
Stephen Esaku
Pages: 147-160
Published online: 17 Jun 2021
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The impact of urban green spaces on the probability of urban crime in Indonesia
Ni Made Sukartini, Ilmiawan Auwalin & Rumayya Rumayya
Pages: 161-169
Published online: 14 Jul 2021
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Social innovation in a post-conflict setting: examining external factors affecting social service NGOs
Aleksandar Bozic
Pages: 170-180
Published online: 14 Jul 2021
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Identifying differences and similarities between donors regarding the long-term allocation of official development assistance
Paulo Francisco, Sandrina B. Moreira & Jorge Caiado
Pages: 181-198
Published online: 04 Aug 2021
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The impact of health expenditure on environmental quality: the case of BRICS
Fortune Ganda
Pages: 199-217
Published online: 26 Jul 2021
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Perils facing Kenyan pastoralists, livelihood innovations and wider impacts: learning from project experience
Jules Siedenburg
Pages: 218-235
Published online: 21 Aug 2021
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Age and covid fatality
S. Subramanian
Pages: 236-243
Published online: 22 Aug 2021
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The importance of E-commerce adoption and entrepreneurship orientation for sustainable micro, small, and medium enterprises in Indonesia
Syahmardi Yacob, Urip Sulistiyo, Erida Erida & Ade Perdana Siregar
Pages: 244-252
Published online: 16 Sep 2021
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An empirical investigation into the determinants of external debt in Asian developing and transitioning economies
Muhammad Dawood, Samuel Tawiah Baidoo & Syed Mehmood Raza Shah
Pages: 253-263
Published online: 16 Sep 2021
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Relationship between economic diversification and CO2 emissions: ARDL-EC modeling in South Africa
Saul Ngarava
Pages: 264-279
Published online: 16 Sep 2021
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Gender equality in the government water, sanitation, and hygiene workforce in Indonesia: an analysis through the Gender at Work framework
Simone Soeters, Mia Siscawati, Ratnasari, Septiani Anggriani, Nailah & Juliet Willetts
Pages: 280-293
Published online: 22 Sep 2021
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Are welfare regimes a useful category? The cross-sectoral variation in social policy in Latin America at the end of the commodity boom
Juliana Martínez Franzoni & Diego Sánchez-Ancochea
Pages: 294-308
Published online: 22 Sep 2021
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How to value a cultural festival? The case of Petronio Álvarez Pacific Music Festival in Colombia
Luis F. Aguado, Alexei Arbona, Luis Palma & Jesús Heredia-Carroza
Pages: 309-316
Published online: 26 Sep 2021
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Determinants of distress sales of farmland in rural Kenya
Philip K. Musyoka, Joseph Onjala & Leopold P. Mureithi
Pages: 317-345
Published online: 04 Oct 2021
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Regulation of virtual currencies in the United Arab Emirates: accounting for the emerging public/private distinction
Mohammed El Hadi El Maknouzi & Hicham Sadok
Pages: 346-355
Published online: 07 Oct 2021
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Leadership: challenge or need in faculty development of the universities
José Carlos da Silva Freitas Junior, Izabel Regina de Souza, Patrícia Martins Fagundes Cabral & Luiza Vellinho Pinto Bruno
Pages: 356-364
Published online: 26 Oct 2021
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Landholdings, livelihood choices and household income in the Red River Delta, Vietnam
Tuyen Quang Tran, Quang Vu, Dung Thuy Thi Nguyen & Huyen Thi Nguyen
Pages: 365-377
Published online: 02 Nov 2021
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The effects of commercialization of cereal crops on multidimensional poverty and vulnerability to multidimensional poverty among farm households in Ethiopia
Fisseha Zegeye Birhanu, Abrham Seyoum Tsehay & Dawit Alemu Bimerew
Pages: 378-395
Published online: 22 Nov 2021
AbstractforThe effects of commercialization of cereal crops on multidimensional poverty and vulnerability to multidimensional poverty among farm households in Ethiopia | Full Text | References | PDF (2 MB) | EPUB
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Tourism development and poverty alleviation in sub-Saharan African countries: an empirical investigation
Nicholas M. Odhiambo
Pages: 396-406
Published online: 26 Nov 2021
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