International Journal of Social Economics: Volume 43 Issue 7

Research publications and economic growth in South Africa: an empirical investigation

Nicholas M Odhiambo, Lydia Ntenga

The purpose of this paper is to examine the causal relationship between research publications and economic growth – using time-series data from South Africa. The paper attempts to…

An investigation of key predictors of performance of agricultural projects in Sub-Saharan Africa: A case of Uganda

Gideon Nkuruziza, Francis Kasekende, Samson Omuudu Otengei, Shafic Mujabi, Joseph Mpeera Ntayi

The purpose of this paper is to examine the ways of improving performance of agricultural projects through stakeholder engagement and knowledge management in a Sub-Saharan…

Globalization and women’s and girls’ health in 192 UN-member countries: Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women

Deniz Gevrek, Karen Middleton

The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between the ratification of the United Nations’ (UN’s) Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination…

An institutional theory of the informal economy: some lessons from the United Kingdom

Colin C Williams, Ioana Alexandra Horodnic

The purpose of this paper is to propose a new way of explaining participation in the informal economy as resulting from the asymmetry between the codified laws and regulations of…

Deprivation in slums and child poverty: study on Kolkata

Indranil De, Tirthankar Nag

The study attempts to look into the poverty and deprivation in slums across various social and religious groups and its bearing on the children. It not only analyses income…

Does education transmit across generations? An evidence from Multan district (Pakistan)

Fareed Sharif, Muhammad Junaid Khawaja, Toseef Azid

It is consensus among the social scientist that education plays a vital role in human capital formation. The purpose of this paper is to explore the issue of education…