International Journal of Social Economics: Volume 44 Issue 8

The effect of globalization and credit market imperfections on the incidence of child labour

Ambreen Fatima

The purpose of this paper is to explore the effect of globalization and credit market imperfections on child labour.

Taking stock of the waqf-based Islamic microfinance model

Rose Abdullah, Abdul Ghafar Ismail

The purpose of this paper is to explore two main aspects of waqf: the characteristics of waqf property and the management of waqf. This paper also discusses the governance of waqf…

Does access to finance alleviate poverty? A case study of SGSY beneficiaries in Kashmir Valley

Audil Rashid Khaki, Mohi-ud-Din Sangmi

The purpose of this paper is to question and analyse the basic tenets of financial inclusion and to understand the relationship between access to finance and poverty reduction…

Multidimensional poverty status of rural households in Nigeria: Does family planning have any effect?

Abimbola Oluyemisi Adepoju, Oluwatofunmi Ibukun Akinluyi

The purpose of this paper is to examine the factors influencing the use of family planning and its link with multidimensional poverty in rural Nigeria.

Impact of rising food prices on consumer welfare in the most populous countries of South Asia

Shafque Aftab, Muhammad Rizwan Yaseen, Sofia Anwar

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the welfare cost resulted from an increase in food prices in the three most populous countries of south Asia (Pakistan, India and…

Culture and social identity in preserving cultural heritage: an experimental study

Kean Siang Chng, Suresh Narayanan

Due to the non-rivalrous and non-excludable characteristics of properties classified as being part of the cultural heritage of a city, owners of these properties face a lower…

Subjective equivalence scale – cross-country and time differences

Malgorzata Kalbarczyk-Steclik, Rafal Mista, Leszek Morawski

The purpose of this paper is to calculate the subjective equivalence scale and poverty rates for Poland and compare them to equivalence scales in Eastern and Western Europe.

The impact of cash transfer programs on Brazilian’s well-being

Izete Pengo Bagolin

The purpose of this paper is twofold: first, to investigate if there is any evidence of differentials in the well-being achievements of two groups which will be called the…