R S Deshpande
R S Deshpande
Disasters occur with almost unpredictable probability, even though some ideas about the regions of incidence and likely impact on likelihood are available in the scientific literature. In this lecture, I have taken a full view of six disast...
Development impact bonds in developing countries: an emerging innovation for achieving social outcomes [0.03%]
发展中国家的开发影响债券：一项实现社会成果的新颖尝试
Alok Kumar Mishra,Aruna Kumar Dash
Alok Kumar Mishra
This research focuses on the development of impact bonds (DIBs), a newly emerging alternative financial innovative product for financing social results in developing countries. DIBs are an agreement between several parties working towards a...
Being sick to a cancer patient: pathways of delay in help seeking and diagnosis of cancer in India [0.03%]
癌症患者对疾病的感知：印度癌症患者求医和诊断的延迟路径
Sobin George
Sobin George
There is evidence that cancer mortality and morbidity could be reduced when the disease is diagnosed and treated at an early stage. The paper examines the pathways of delay of cancer diagnosis in an Indian setting. It draws on a qualitative...
Traditional food knowledge of local people and its sustainability in mountains of Uttarakhand State of India [0.03%]
印度乌塔尔普拉德什州山区当地人民的传统食物知识及其可持续性
Chandra Prakash Kala,Sunil Nautiyal
Chandra Prakash Kala
With homogenisation of various cultural groups due to outside forces and the effect of globalisation, many traditional foods, as developed by various cultural groups, have been lost or on the verge of elimination. In this context, the prese...
Spatial analysis of the effect of microfinance on poverty and inequality in Ghana [0.03%]
基于吉尔吉斯国的实地调查分析微金融对贫困和不平等的影响
Eric Fosu Oteng-Abayie,Kofi Amanor,Anthony Kofi Osei-Fosu
Eric Fosu Oteng-Abayie
Although microfinance is usually delivered with a spatial outlook, the literature is so far silent on the potential spatial effect of microfinance delivery. The aim of this study was, therefore, to examine the effect of microfinance intensi...
Sijia Liu,Almas Heshmati
Sijia Liu
Well-being is often quantitatively measured based on individuals' income or health situation but the relationship between education and well-being has not been fully investigated. It is also important to compare well-being using different i...
Political stability and its effect on economy: some lessons from Sikkim Himalaya [0.03%]
政治稳定及其对经济的影响——来自喜马拉雅山锡金地区的启示
Komol Singha,M Amarjeet Singh
Komol Singha
The Himalayan state of Sikkim has a unique political culture and social environment that could be replicated. Unlike other north-eastern states of India where ethnic identities have been intensely used for electoral politics and state devel...
The impact of mobile money on long-term poverty: evidence from Bangladesh [0.03%]
移动金融对长期贫困的影响——以孟加拉国为例
A T M Hasibul Islam,Syed Abul Basher,A K Enamul Haque
A T M Hasibul Islam
Mobile money has become a lifeline for millions of poor people who have limited access to a formal banking system. It encompasses a wide range of benefits such as women's empowerment, risk sharing, improved labor market outcomes and reducti...
Moeketsi Kali
Moeketsi Kali
Civil society's efforts to push democratic transitions and deepen democracy are influenced by the political context in which they operate. This study examined the role of civil society in consolidating democracy in Lesotho. Specifically, it...
The impact of socio-economic indicators on COVID-19: an empirical multivariate analysis of sub-Saharan African countries [0.03%]
社会经济指标对新冠肺炎疫情影响的实证研究：以撒哈拉以南非洲国家为例
Phemelo Tamasiga,Ashenafi Teshome Guta,Helen Onyeaka et al.
Phemelo Tamasiga et al.
The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered an unprecedented social and economic crisis. This study aims at investigating the impact of socio-economic indicators on the levels of COVID-19 (confirmed and death cases) in sub-Saharan Africa. The inves...