International Journal of Social Economics: Volume 49 Issue 1

Significant barriers to the adoption of the agricultural cooperative model of entrepreneurship: a literature review

Alexandra Panagiotis Pliakoura, Grigorios Beligiannis, Achilleas Kontogeorgos

Literature contributions to agricultural cooperative (AC) entrepreneurship model are fragmented and show some significant limitations. The purpose of this paper is to identify the…

The socio-economic impact of COVID-19 on the petroleum sector in Egypt: a descriptive analysis

Kholoud M. AbdelMaksoud, Heba M.R. Hathout, Samar H. Albagoury

This study explored the impact of COVID-19 on the petroleum sector in Egypt, both economically and socially. Of all sectors of the economy, the oil industry has been one of the…

English and French language ability and the employability of immigrants in Canada

Fariba Solati, Murshed Chowdhury, Nicholas Jackson

Both potential immigrants to Canada and policymakers in Canada continually compare and contrast the economic returns of immigrants' language ability and proficiency. They ask…

Peri-urban territories and rural water community governance in Chile

Alejandra Duarte Vera, Julien Vanhulst, Eduardo Antonio Letelier Araya

Rural drinking water services in Chile are managed by Rural Drinking Water Associations (RDWAs) with a community governance model. However, urban growth and a neoliberal…

Financialization of Indian agricultural commodities: the case of index investments

Manogna RL, Aswini Kumar Mishra

The phenomenon known as financialization of commodities, arising from the speculation in commodity derivatives market, has raised serious concerns in the recent past. This has…

Happiness and farm productivity: insights from maize farmers in China

Wanglin Ma, Puneet Vatsa, Xiaoshi Zhou, Hongyun Zheng

The purpose of this study is to explore the relationship between farmers' happiness and farm productivity, taking maize production in China as an example.

Impact of socio and demographic factors on multidimensional poverty profile of smallholder arable crop farmers – evidence from Nigeria

Raheem Olatunji Aminu, Wei Si, Shakirat Bolatito Ibrahim, Aisha Olushola Arowolo, Adefunke Fadilat O. Ayinde

This paper evaluates the impact of socio and demographic factors on the multidimensional poverty of smallholder arable crop farming households in Nigeria.

Evaluation of access to electricity and the socioeconomic effects in rural and urban expanses of Nigeria

Toluwalope Ogunro, Luqman Afolabi

Recently, multidimensional aspects of poverty has been increasingly focused on which includes education, economy and health, while access to modern energy such as stable…

What matters for pension planning in Turkey: financial literacy or perceived consumer risks?

Ahmet Türkmen, Yunus Kılıç

This study mainly aimed to show that financial literacy is not always enough in explaining workers' individual pension plan ownership as financial literacy knowledge does not…