International Journal of Social Economics: Volume 48 Issue 2

Governing cooperatives in the context of individual motives

Silvia Sacchetti, Ermanno Celeste Tortia

This study aims to examine the relationships between the rules that a cooperative membership decides upon and members' motives for action. It considers individual self-interest in…

Anti-poverty transfers and school attendance: Panama's Red de Oportunidades

Helena Corrales-Herrero, Martina Him Camaño, Belén Miranda-Escolar, Olga Ogando Canabal

The purpose of this paper seeks to gauge the impact of the Red de Oportunidades programme on the school attendance of children from households that participate in the programme.

Organizing and orchestrating microfinance initiatives: a contextual inquiry

Sarah Kayongo, Marilyn Tom, Lars Mathiassen

The purpose of this paper is to understand how microfinance initiatives (MFIs) are organized and orchestrated to serve internal and external stakeholders.

Migrants' satisfaction with working conditions on cocoa farms in Ghana

Bismark Amfo, James Osei Mensah, Robert Aidoo

Poor working conditions among migrant labourers on cocoa farms may be commonplace. This could affect labour productivity and cocoa industry performance. The paper investigates…

The impact of technological progress on employment in Egypt

Amira Mohamed Emara

This study aims to investigate the effect of technological progress on employment in Egypt in the period 1990–2019.

Women's empowerment and household food security in Ghana

Gloria Essilfie, Joshua Sebu, Samuel Kobina Annim, Emmanuel Ekow Asmah

This study adopts three dimensions of women’s empowerment: (1) relative education empowerment, (2) women's autonomy in decision-making and (3) domestic violence to examine the…

Views of fishers and decision-makers on the motivations for compliance in fisheries: a case study from Oman

Ibrahim Abdullah Al-Qartoubi, Hussein Samh Al-Masroori

This study integrates fishers’ and decision-makers’ views on the critical factors for non-compliance in the artisanal fisheries of Oman.

Household disability costs and living standards in Turkey: evidence from a health reform

Oznur Ozdamar, Eleftherios Giovanis, Sahizer Samuk

In this study, we attempt to estimate the disability costs of households employing the Standard of Livings (SoL) approach and evaluate the impact of the Universal health system…

Does population health influence FDI inflows into Ghana?

Mustapha Immurana

Ghana is one of the countries instituting several measures toward attracting more Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows. This is because, FDI is largely viewed as essential to…