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Book review: Amdani, Y., World of Opportunity: Bringing Sustainable Business to Fragile Economies Progress in Development Studies (IF 1.926) Pub Date : 2024-02-13 John P. Christie
Amdani, Y., World of Opportunity: Bringing Sustainable Business to Fragile Economies (ForbesBooks, 2023), 208pp. £7.79 and eBook $9.99. ISBN: 9798887501222.
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University Work Experiences in International Development: Expanding Locations, Spaces and Pathways Progress in Development Studies (IF 1.926) Pub Date : 2024-02-06 Anke Schwittay
How can university work experiences contribute to reframing International Development from expert saviourism rooted in colonial legacies into a project of social justice and global solidarity? In this article, I propose the design of work-experiential pedagogies that integrate practical work experiences with critical theoretical teaching and an emphasis on students’ experiential knowledge. Such pedagogies
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Aid Unchained: Examining Development Project Management Practices at Aid Chain Interfaces Progress in Development Studies (IF 1.926) Pub Date : 2024-01-31 Lena Gutheil, Dirk-Jan Koch
By analysing a comparative case study investigating a development project implemented in Uganda and Vietnam, the article aims to understand how donor directives travel and translate into actual practices in aid chains. Making use of Norman Long’s concept of the interface, we focus on the interfaces between organizations to examine the negotiation of everyday project practices. Based on practice theory
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Research Translation for International Development: A Literature Review and Framework for Evidence Use and Partner Engagement Progress in Development Studies (IF 1.926) Pub Date : 2024-01-11 Laura Riddering, Alexandra Towns, Priyanka Brunese, Yuehwern Yih
Many research-to-practice approaches exist, yet fundamental differences in interpretation and uneven application of research translation approaches create a real challenge in generating research-driven solutions for development challenges. In this review, we aim to clarify the plethora of approaches to increase research uptake into international development practice and policy. Through a qualitative
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Examining the Role of Intergenerational Relations in Food Systems: Evidence from Western India Progress in Development Studies (IF 1.926) Pub Date : 2024-01-07 Anuprita Shukla
Food systems and their normative goal of achieving food security remain a robust global agenda. However, with the shifts toward a sustainable food system, there is an increasing interest in consolidating evidence on multiple dimensions of the food system. This article is an empirically grounded argument for using intergenerational relations to expand understanding of food systems by looking beyond
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Book review: Pettenati, G. 2022: Landscape as Heritage: International Critical Perspectives Progress in Development Studies (IF 1.926) Pub Date : 2024-01-04 Katherine Chyna Dixon
Pettenati, G. 2022: Landscape as Heritage: International Critical Perspectives. London and New York: Taylor and Francis. 328 pp. £130.00 (cloth), £32.39 (e-book), £35.99 (paper). ISBN: 978-1-032-04934-2 (cloth), 978-1-003-19523-8 (e-book), 978-1-032-04623-5 (paper).
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Weaving a Dense Web: A (Decolonial) Study into the Contributions of Host Organizations of Development Volunteers in Jalisco, Mexico Progress in Development Studies (IF 1.926) Pub Date : 2024-01-04 Joanna Jablonska-Bayro, Benjamin Haas
Despite increasing interest in the role played by global South receiving organizations of development volunteers, their agency and efforts are rarely investigated in detail. Our qualitative study explores the involvement of receiving partners in international volunteering spaces, using the German Weltwärts programme in Mexico as an example. By applying decolonial theory, and politics and ethics of
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Book review: Ezroj, A. 2021: Carbon Risk and Green Finance Progress in Development Studies (IF 1.926) Pub Date : 2024-01-04 King Carl Tornam Duho
Ezroj, A. 2021: Carbon Risk and Green Finance. Abingdon, Oxon & New York, NY: Routledge. 138 pp. £110.00 (Hardback), £38.99 (Paperback), £27.29 (VitalSource eBook). ISBN: 9780367559915 (Hardback), 9780367559922 (Paperback), 9781003095996 (VitalSource eBook).
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Reflecting Upon the Past? Development Studies’ Ambivalent Relation to History Progress in Development Studies (IF 1.926) Pub Date : 2023-05-15 Jonathan Harwood
It has often been pointed out that development policy takes little notice of the history of development. Given the pressures under which policymakers have to operate, this is perhaps not altogether...
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The Political Economy of Poverty Reduction in Malaysia Progress in Development Studies (IF 1.926) Pub Date : 2023-05-15 M. Niaz Asadullah, Jeron Joseph, James Chin
This article critically examines regional differences in poverty reduction in Malaysia with a focus on political economy factors. More specifically, we focus on the East–West regional divide in inc...
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Climate Change Adaptation and the Water–Energy–Food Nexus in Tanzania: Policy Trends and Smallholder Livelihoods Progress in Development Studies (IF 1.926) Pub Date : 2023-05-15 Ronald Boniphace Ndesanjo, Shilpa Muliyil Asokan
Water, energy and food security are critical for realizing the Green Economy initiative. This article aims to assess the implications of climate change on the Water–Energy–Food Nexus in Tanzania wi...
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Dominant Development Indexes’ Construction of Gender and Challenges for Recognizing Everyday Activism for Peace and Security Progress in Development Studies (IF 1.926) Pub Date : 2023-05-15 Mikaela Luttrell-Rowland, Sophia Rhee, Whitney Okujagu
Developed organizations have increasingly garnered numerous indicators to measure gender and development outcomes. Yet, measurements themselves reflect a logic of the arenas where development occur...
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‘We Did Many Projects Together’: Boundary-Spanning Strategies of Councillors in Rural Ghana Progress in Development Studies (IF 1.926) Pub Date : 2023-04-06 Matthew Sabbi
A thematic gap in decentralization research is how rural councillors with limited political scope assert agency in rural transformation processes. Analysis of councillors’ strategic interfaces with...
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Promoting Gender Equity in Livelihoods Projects: Practitioners’ Perspectives Through the Lens of a Socio-ecological Model Progress in Development Studies (IF 1.926) Pub Date : 2022-10-30 Renata Serra, Michelle Kendall, Alexandra Towns, James Hummer
This article points to the untapped potential for meaningful and mutually beneficial exchange between development research and practice, by presenting an example of an iterative process of knowledg...
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Does Premature Deindustrialisation Stall Growth? Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa Progress in Development Studies (IF 1.926) Pub Date : 2022-10-20 Rekha R., Suresh Babu Manalaya
Structural transformation (ST) accelerates growth when labour transition occurs from low-productivity to high-productivity sectors. However, evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) indicates that th...
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Book review: Táíwò, O.O. 2022: Reconsidering Reparations Progress in Development Studies (IF 1.926) Pub Date : 2022-09-10 Jason C. Mueller
Táíwò, O.O. 2022: Reconsidering Reparations. New York: Oxford University Press. 280 pp. $35.00 (hardback). ISBN: 978-0-197-50889-3 (hardback).
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Book review: Traczykowski, L. 2021: Ethics, Law and Natural Hazards: The Moral Imperative for International Intervention Post-Disaster Progress in Development Studies (IF 1.926) Pub Date : 2022-09-06 Khadija Zulfiqar, Yen-Chiang Chang
Traczykowski, L. 2021: Ethics, Law and Natural Hazards: The Moral Imperative for International Intervention Post-Disaster. London: Routledge. 140 pp. £120 hardcover, £33.29 paperback. ISBN: 9780367...
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Mainstreaming Climate Change into Emerging Donor’s Official Development Assistance: The Case of South Korea Progress in Development Studies (IF 1.926) Pub Date : 2022-08-11 Kisang Kim, Esther S. Choi, Suh-Yong Chung
This article assesses how South Korea, an emerging donor, is mainstreaming climate change considerations into its official development assistance (ODA) activities. We find that Korea’s climate main...
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Using Economic Diaries in an Ethnographic Study: What They Can Tell About the Financial and Daily Lives of Male and Female Sex Workers in Mombasa Progress in Development Studies (IF 1.926) Pub Date : 2022-07-31 Emmy Kageha Igonya, Lorraine Nencel, Ida Sabelis, Grace Kimemia
This article has two objectives: first, to contribute to the academic understanding of the relationship of money with sex work by going beyond purely instrumentalist conceptualizations; and second,...
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Beyond Consumption Expenditure: Income Inequality and Its Sources in India Progress in Development Studies (IF 1.926) Pub Date : 2022-06-13 Tushar Agrawal, Ankush Agrawal
A considerable body of research on inequality in India has focused on consumption inequality. This article compares inequality in consumption expenditure and income, using two waves of the India Hu...
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‘I Do Not Want Her to be Doing Anything Stressful’: Men’s Involvement in Domestic Work During Pregnancy in Ghana Progress in Development Studies (IF 1.926) Pub Date : 2022-06-08 Gloria Abena Ampim, Haldis Haukanes, Astrid Blystad, Albert Kpoor
Drawing on qualitative research from rural and urban areas, this article contributes to evolving social research in Ghana on possible changes in the gendered distribution of domestic labour. Formul...
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Book review: Hout, W. and Salih, M.M.A. 2019: A Political Economy of African Regionalisms: An Overview of Asymmetrical Development Progress in Development Studies (IF 1.926) Pub Date : 2022-05-17 Oxana Karnaukhova
Hout, W. and Salih, M.M.A. 2019: A Political Economy of African Regionalisms: An Overview of Asymmetrical Development. Cheltenham, UK and Northampton, MA, USA: Edward Elgar Publishing. 200 pp. £70 ...
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Book review: Lister, R. 2021: Poverty Progress in Development Studies (IF 1.926) Pub Date : 2022-05-16 Benedict Arko
Lister, R. 2021: Poverty (2nd Ed.) Cambridge: Polity Press. 256pp., $26.95. ISBN: 978-0-745-64597-1 (paperback)
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Book review: Himanshu, Lanjouw, P. and Stern, N. 2018: How Lives Change: Palanpur, India, and Development Economics Progress in Development Studies (IF 1.926) Pub Date : 2022-05-16 Simantini Mukhopadhyay
Himanshu, Lanjouw, P. and Stern, N. 2018: How Lives Change: Palanpur, India, and Development Economics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, xiv+528 pp. £35.00, ISBN: 9780198806509 (Hardback).
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Book review: Pramono, S. and Suzuki, Y. 2021: Growth of Islamic Banking in Indonesia: Theory and Practice Progress in Development Studies (IF 1.926) Pub Date : 2022-04-29 Ali Riza Gungen
Pramono, S. and Suzuki, Y. 2021: Growth of Islamic Banking in Indonesia: Theory and Practice. Routledge Islamic Business and Finance Series. London and New York: Routledge. xvi + 128 pp. £120.00 (c...
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Book review: Edwards, M. 2020: Civil Society Progress in Development Studies (IF 1.926) Pub Date : 2022-04-29 Urangoo Bulgamaa, Eva Blenesi
Edwards, M. 2020: Civil Society (4th edition). Polity Press. xiv+164 pp.+index. US$22.95 paperback, $69.95 hardcover, $18.00 E-book. ISBN: 978-1-509-53736-5.
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An Introduction to Revisiting Development Studies Education and an Invitation to Rethink Teaching, Learning and Knowledge Production in the Neoliberal University Progress in Development Studies (IF 1.926) Pub Date : 2022-04-18 Kamna Patel, Amy North
We are at a moment of growing critical self-reflection in the field of development studies—heightened by debates on decolonization—that is opening up difficult conversations on teaching, learning and knowledge production for development studies education. This special issue augments these conversations and revisits development studies education within the context of the ‘neoliberal university’. It
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Being Cosmopolitan: Marketing Development Studies in the Neoliberal University Progress in Development Studies (IF 1.926) Pub Date : 2022-04-10 Kamna Patel
This article unpacks how ‘development’ is represented and sold in postgraduate development studies courses at two UK universities, based on a close reading of the course’s marketing materials and interviews with professional marketing staff within the university, academic leads on development studies courses and current development studies students. It explores the effects of development representations
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The Workings and Effects of Precarious Employment on Black Women Educators in Development Studies: An Autoethnographic Account of an International Fieldtrip Progress in Development Studies (IF 1.926) Pub Date : 2022-04-08 Lilian N. Schofield
This observation is an autoethnographic contribution to understand the epistemological complexities of being employed on a precarious contract and challenging racialized abuse in a higher education institution. I ask the following question: What does it mean for precariously employed Black staff to face and challenge racialized acts and have their expertise questioned by students? This observation
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Is India’s Right to Education Act a Rightful Share? Distributive Politics, Education and the Media Progress in Development Studies (IF 1.926) Pub Date : 2022-03-29 Amanda Gilbertson, Ben Arnold
India’s Right to Education Act contains a provision requiring private schools to educate underprivileged children without charging fees, hinting at a new politics of distribution akin to James Ferguson’s notion of the ‘rightful share’. Through analysis of coverage of this provision in English language newspapers, we argue that the role of the media in building legitimacy for a ‘rightful share’ is undermined:
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‘Making Strange’: Discourse Analysis Tools for Teaching Critical Development Studies Progress in Development Studies (IF 1.926) Pub Date : 2022-03-24 Des Gasper
Critical development studies require not just a critical attitude, but also usable tools. This article suggests some forms of discourse analysis that can add substance to critical development studies’ aspirations and that can yet be learnt and used by students without specialist background. Central are tools for ‘making strange’ (defamiliarization), so that we view both texts and social realities in
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Space, Time and Structure: Unpacking Relationships in International Development Volunteering Progress in Development Studies (IF 1.926) Pub Date : 2022-03-14 Jinwen Chen
Relationships and relational outcomes are key in international development volunteering (IDV) research, but little attention has been paid to the spaces of relationship formation. This article contributes to the literature by unpacking volunteer–local relationships using a spatial lens. It uses a case study of Singapore–Cambodia IDV projects spanning the short and long-term temporal continuum to unpack
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Datafication, Power and Control in Development: A Historical Perspective on the Perils and Longevity of Data Progress in Development Studies (IF 1.926) Pub Date : 2022-02-25 Katarzyna Cieslik, Dániel Margócsy
The collection, processing, storage and circulation of data are fundamental element of contemporary societies. While the positivistic literature on ‘data revolution’ finds it essential for improving development delivery, critical data studies stress the threats of datafication. In this article, we demonstrate that datafication has been happening continuously through history, driven by political and
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Training for the Industry: Examining the Use of Real-life Consultancy Projects in Development Studies Programmes Progress in Development Studies (IF 1.926) Pub Date : 2022-02-06 Moritz Schmoll
Development degrees have begun experimenting with real-life consultancy projects carried out by students for external clients in the development sector. Students, concerned about their ‘employability’, flock to these programmes due to their promises of hands-on, professionalizing experience. Surprisingly, these developments have not yet triggered a major reflection on what this teaching device means
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More than Knowledge Transfer? Alumni Perspectives on the Value of Postgraduate Study for International Development Progress in Development Studies (IF 1.926) Pub Date : 2022-01-30 Amy North, Rosie Westerveld, Chris Yates, Ian Warwick, Elaine Chase
This article considers findings from the ‘More Than Knowledge Transfer’ research project, which was concerned with understanding the personal and professional trajectories of alumni from postgraduate programmes in education and international development. The article reflects on qualitative data to explore four key questions: what alumni value about their postgraduate study; the perceived usefulness
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‘This Helps You See Life Differently’: Evaluating Youth Development and Capability Expansion in Remote Communities of Honduras Progress in Development Studies (IF 1.926) Pub Date : 2022-01-21 Sara Wyngaarden, Sally Humphries, Kelly Skinner, Esmeralda Lobo Tosta, Veronica Zelaya Portillo, Paola Orellana, Warren Dodd
Youth in rural Honduras experience barriers to accessing education, vocational training, and social supports for their formative development. This study evaluated over 18 years of youth-specific development interventions implemented by a Honduran organization in two rural municipalities. The study draws on 94 semi-structured interviews and demographic data from 1596 program participants. Three impact
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What Influences Rice Farmers’ Choices of Credit Sources in Côte d’Ivoire? An Econometric Analysis using the Multinomial Conditional Logit Model Progress in Development Studies (IF 1.926) Pub Date : 2022-01-09 N’Banan Ouattara, Xueping Xiong, Moussa Bakayoko, Trazié Bertrand Athanase Youan Bi, Dessalegn Anshiso Sedebo, Zié Ballo
In Côte d’Ivoire, the low participation of smallholder farmers in the credit market remains a matter of concern. This study examines the key determinants of rice farmers’ participation in the credit market. We use a Multinomial Conditional Logit model to consider the characteristics related to the use of different credit sources. A total of 588 rice farmers were randomly sampled from seven rice areas
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The Impacts of Extreme Weather Events on Inflation and the Implications for Monetary Policy in Africa Progress in Development Studies (IF 1.926) Pub Date : 2021-12-19 Mark Edem Kunawotor, Godfred Alufar Bokpin, Patrick O. Asuming, Kofi A. Amoateng
Economic debates around mitigating climate change and weather-related events have long centred on fiscal policy tools than those of monetary policy. However, recent discussions point out that monetary policy formulation could also be affected and hence the need to deploy monetary policy tools as well. Our article seeks to investigate the impacts of climate change, particularly extreme weather events
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Book review: Kaur, Ravinder. 2020: Brand New Nation: Capitalist Dream and Nationalist Designs in Twenty-First-Century India Progress in Development Studies (IF 1.926) Pub Date : 2021-12-14 Sujay Ghosh
Kaur, Ravinder. 2020: Brand New Nation: Capitalist Dream and Nationalist Designs in Twenty-First-Century India. Stanford (CA): Stanford University Press. x + 346 pp., $90.00 (Hardcover), $28.00 (Paperback), $25.50 (eBook). ISBN: 9781503612242 (Hardcover), 9781503612594 (Paperback), 9781503612600 (eBook).
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Announcing the 2021 Progress in Development Studies Best Article Award Winner Progress in Development Studies (IF 1.926) Pub Date : 2021-12-14 Catherine Locke
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Book review: Berberoglu, B. editor. 2019: The Palgrave Handbook of Social Movements, Revolution, and Social Transformation Progress in Development Studies (IF 1.926) Pub Date : 2021-12-11 George Regkoukos
Berberoglu, B. editor. 2019: The Palgrave Handbook of Social Movements, Revolution, and Social Transformation. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan. 479 pp. £133.99 (hardcover), £99.99 (paperback), £79.50 (eBook). ISBN: 978-3-319-92353-6 (hardcover), 978-3-030-06414 3 (paperback), 978-3-319-92354-3 (eBook).
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Development Studies in the World System of Global Knowledge Production: A Critical Empirical Analysis Progress in Development Studies (IF 1.926) Pub Date : 2021-12-04 Marton Demeter
In this article, I present the results of an analysis of the geopolitical diversity of 61,781 papers that have been published in 17 leading international journals in development studies, and the results of another analysis in which I analysed the career trajectories of 260 faculty members working at 10 highly valued development studies departments. Regarding geopolitical diversity, I found a systemic
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Is Group Lending a Collateral for Informal Credit? Progress in Development Studies (IF 1.926) Pub Date : 2021-12-04 Tiziana Venittelli
This article explores how participation in microfinance programs affects informal credit conditions. Using data on the rural credit market of Andhra Pradesh, I provide evidence that group lending participants obtain lower interest rates from the informal credit market. This result can be explained by two main factors. On the one hand, due to joint liability, group lending clients have high incentives
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Book review: Sandya Hewamanne, Restitching Identities in Rural Sri Lanka: Gender, Neoliberalism, and the Politics of Contentment Progress in Development Studies (IF 1.926) Pub Date : 2021-12-03 Kanchana N. Ruwanpura
Sandya Hewamanne, Restitching Identities in Rural Sri Lanka: Gender, Neoliberalism, and the Politics of Contentment (Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2020), 224 pp. $55, £44, ISBN 978-0-812-25240-8 (Hardback)
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Book review: K. B. Newbold and K. Wilson (Eds.), A Research Agenda for Migration and Health Progress in Development Studies (IF 1.926) Pub Date : 2021-12-03 Divya Ravindranath
K. B. Newbold and K. Wilson (Eds.), A Research Agenda for Migration and Health (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2019), 176 pp. $80, ISBN: 9781786438355
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Book review: Kum-Kum Bhavnani, John Foran, Priya A. Kurian and Debashish Munshi, Climate Futures: Reimagining Global Climate Justice Progress in Development Studies (IF 1.926) Pub Date : 2021-12-03 M Jahanzeb Butt
Kum-Kum Bhavnani, John Foran, Priya A. Kurian and Debashish Munshi, Climate Futures: Reimagining Global Climate Justice (London: Zed Books Ltd, 2019), 400 pp. £54.15 (hardcover), £21.04 (paperback). ISBN: 9781786997821 (paperback), 9781786997814 (hardcover)
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Book review: Angeles-Castro, G. 2021: Economic Liberalization in Latin America. Routledge Studies in Development Economics Progress in Development Studies (IF 1.926) Pub Date : 2021-12-03 Diana Morales
Angeles-Castro, G. 2021: Economic Liberalization in Latin America. Routledge Studies in Development Economics. London and New York: Routledge. x + 85 pp. £120 (hardback), £25.89 (eBook). ISBN: 978-0-367-45654-2 (hardback), 978-1-003-02456-9 (eBook).
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Book review: Brown, D.L. and Schafft, K. A. 2019: Rural people and communities in the 21st century: Resilience and transformation Progress in Development Studies (IF 1.926) Pub Date : 2021-12-03 Rana Dadpour
Brown, D.L. and Schafft, K. A. 2019: Rural people and communities in the 21st century: Resilience and transformation (2nd edition). Cambridge: Polity Press. ix +342 pp. £65.00 (cloth), £19.99 (paper). ISBN: 978 1 509 52985 8 (cloth), 978 1 509 52986 5 (paper).
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Book review: Clydesdale, Greg. 2021: Reducing Inter-generational Ethnic Poverty: Economics, Psychology and Culture Progress in Development Studies (IF 1.926) Pub Date : 2021-12-03 Mengxing Ma
Clydesdale, Greg. 2021: Reducing Inter-generational Ethnic Poverty: Economics, Psychology and Culture (1st Edition). London: Routledge. vi + 121 pp. £120.00 (paperback), £33.29 eBook. ISBN 9780367616298 paper, 9781003105770 eBook. 10.4324/9781003105770.
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Book review: Venkataraman, L.N. 2021: The Social Construction of Capabilities in a Tamil Village Progress in Development Studies (IF 1.926) Pub Date : 2021-12-03 Yogesh Mishra
Venkataraman, L.N. 2021: The Social Construction of Capabilities in a Tamil Village. New Delhi: Orient BlackSwan. xix + 212 pp. ₹595.00 (paper). ISBN: 978-8-194-82959-1.
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Book review: Obeng-Odoom, Franklin. 2020: Property, Institutions and Social Stratification in Africa Progress in Development Studies (IF 1.926) Pub Date : 2021-12-03 Daphne Engel
Obeng-Odoom, Franklin. 2020: Property, Institutions and Social Stratification in Africa. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 364 pp. £85. ISBN: 9781108590372 (Hardcover). 10.1017/9781108590372
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Book review: Huang, S. and Ruwanpura, K.N., editors. 2020: Handbook on Gender in Asia Progress in Development Studies (IF 1.926) Pub Date : 2021-12-03 Nedha de Silva
Huang, S. and Ruwanpura, K.N., editors. 2020: Handbook on Gender in Asia. Cheltenham and Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing. 438 pp. £155.00. ISBN: 978-1-78811-290-1 (Hardcover).
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Book review: Joo, Y.M. and Tan, T.B. editors. 2020: Smart Cities in Asia: Governing Development in the Era of Hyper-Connectivity Progress in Development Studies (IF 1.926) Pub Date : 2021-12-01 Balazs Laki
Joo, Y.M. and Tan, T.B. editors. 2020: Smart Cities in Asia: Governing Development in the Era of Hyper-Connectivity. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar. 224 pp. £85.00. ISBN: 9781788972871 (hardback).
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Book review: van Beemen, Olivier. 2019: Heineken in Africa: A Multinational Unleashed Progress in Development Studies (IF 1.926) Pub Date : 2021-12-01 Benedikt Kamski
van Beemen, Olivier. 2019: Heineken in Africa: A Multinational Unleashed. London: Hurst. 328 pp. £20.00. ISBN: 9781849049023
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Book review: Bjarnesen, J. and Turner, S. editors. 2020: Invisibility in African Displacements: From Structural Marginalization to Strategies of Avoidance Progress in Development Studies (IF 1.926) Pub Date : 2021-12-01 Zoë Jordan
Bjarnesen, J. and Turner, S. editors. 2020: Invisibility in African Displacements: From Structural Marginalization to Strategies of Avoidance. Africa Now series, The Nordic Africa Institute. London: Zed Books. 312 pp. £24.99. ISBN: 9781786999207 (paperback).
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Does Multidimensional Poverty Affect Depression? Evidence from Peru Progress in Development Studies (IF 1.926) Pub Date : 2021-11-13 Nicolas Barrantes, Jhonatan Clausen
The number of people in low- and middle-income countries who suffer from depression is increasing, and a significant proportion of people in these countries live in poverty. We estimated the effect of living in multidimensional poverty on experiencing symptoms associated with major depression using the 2018 Peruvian Demographic and Health Survey. We used an instrumental variables approach to overcome
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Social Media, Mobile Phones and Migration in Africa: A Review of the Evidence Progress in Development Studies (IF 1.926) Pub Date : 2021-10-04 Nicole Stremlau, Anna Tsalapatanis
The role of new technologies, including mobile phones and social media, in migration moved to the fore during the European migrant crisis in 2015. Images of Syrians fleeing civil war, along with Iraqis and Afghans, guided by their mobile phones became common in the international media. While much has been made about the importance of mobile phones for migrants, including by humanitarian organizations
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The COVID-19 Pandemic: A Deadly Threat to Human Livelihoods and Development Progress in Development Studies (IF 1.926) Pub Date : 2021-10-01 Dibyendu Maiti,Catherine Locke
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Saving as a Path for Female Empowerment and Entrepreneurship in Rural Peru Progress in Development Studies (IF 1.926) Pub Date : 2021-09-22 Marianne Daher, Antonia Rosati, Andrea Jaramillo
Much research has identified the difficulties of promoting women’s empowerment using microcredit, but there has been little research on the potential for empowerment from promoting women’s savings. We address this gap through a qualitative study of three women’s savings programmes in the Highlands of Peru. The results reveal changes in several domains of women’s lives (economic, personal and relational)
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Book review: Broto, V. C. and Westman, L. 2019: Urban Sustainability and Justice: Just Sustainabilities and Environmental Planning Progress in Development Studies (IF 1.926) Pub Date : 2021-09-17 Salma Tihani
Broto, V. C. and Westman, L. 2019: Urban Sustainability and Justice: Just Sustainabilities and Environmental Planning. London: Zed Books Ltd. 208 pp., £65 (Hardback). ISBN: 978-1-78699-492-9.