International Journal of Social Economics: Volume 49 Issue 11

Enhancing food production to prevent households from food insecurity in rural Burkina Faso: does land ownership matter?

Windinkonté Séogo

This paper assesses the effect of land ownership on household food security through its productivity enhancement effect in rural Burkina Faso.

Understanding participation in non-farm activities in rural Sudan: across-sector study of irrigated and rainfed agricultural systems

Ebaidalla M. Ebaidalla

This paper examines the determinants of participation in non-farm activities in rural Sudan. It also investigates whether the factors that influence participation in non-farm…

Examining the role of sub-national level leadership in the implementation of cash transfer programs: evidence from Ghana

Adam Salifu, Kennedy Makafui Kufoalor

Although the last two decades have witnessed the implementation of several poverty reduction strategies in developing countries, many have failed to achieve their goal partly…

Wicked multi-problems (COVID-19 + Oil Spill + wildFires) in Brazil and their effects on socioeconomic vulnerability

Samuel Façanha Câmara, Felipe Roberto da Silva, Francisco Roberto Pinto, Marcelo de Oliveira Soares

This research aims to identify Brazil's socioeconomic vulnerability to wicked multi-problems arising from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) (2019–2020), from the most extensive…

A time-varying impact of ageing population on the economy of Malaysia

Hway-Boon Ong, Sajiah Husna Mohd-Audi-Tye

By 2040, 14.5% of Malaysia’s population will consist of those aged 65 years and above. The purpose of this paper is to examine the time-varying impact of an ageing population on…

Income inequality in Pakistan

Tanweer Ul Islam, Mahnoor Abrar, Ramsha Arshad, Noor Akram

In most developing countries like Pakistan, the gap between rich and poor has widened over time. This polarization in the society hinders economic growth and acts as a barrier for…

Assessing the role of information and communication technology in reducing the gap between rich and poor: the case of South Asia

Seemab Ahmad, Dilawar Khan, Ihtisham ul Haq

The widening income gap between rich and poor has gained worldwide recognition in recent decades. This income gap between rich and poor is defined as the extent of income unevenly…

Early human capital: the driving force to economic growth in island economies

Verena Tandrayen Ragoobur, Jason Narsoo

The paper investigates into the human capital–economic growth nexus by arguing that investment in early education and health helps in achieving higher economic growth. Early…