International Journal of Development Issues

2003 - 2026

Current editor(s): Dr Dilip Dutta

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2026, month October, vol 25

The Transparent Wall of Development: a new metaphor for explaining structural barriers in developing countries pp. 484-504

Vahid Pourshahabi

2026, month September, vol 25

A non-energy fiscal reaction function and the reserve cushion illusion pp. 346-364

Akeem Rahaman

Gender gap in financial inclusion and the role of de jure discrimination against women pp. 385-416

Shafkat Shafi Dar

Extensive renewable energy financing and its implications on financial development: empirical evidence from 33 emerging economies pp. 417-442

Bright Obuobi and ChenGuang Liu

Geopolitical risk and renewable energy consumption: evidence from a global firm-level study pp. 443-483

Manoranjan Pattanaik and Jitendra Mahakud

Financial inclusion barriers in upper-middle-income countries: a comparison between Muslim-majority and non-Muslim-majority economies pp. 505-534

Waqas Shair, Abrista Devi, Aamir Hayat and Madieha Akram

The impact of ESG regulations on green bond market efficiency: evidence from BRICS countries pp. 535-558

Nenavath Sreenu

Industrialization, structural change and growth dynamics in Turkiye pp. 559-591

Abdulkadir Gürbüz, Mete Han Yağmur and Emine Yaylalı

2026, month August, vol 25

Modern slavery, labour exploitation, and human trafficking in global supply chains: a systematic literature network analysis and integrative framework pp. 246-273

Justine Marty

Regulatory sandboxes and SME financial constraints: evidence from China’s FinTech innovation regulatory pilot and implications for development pp. 274-293

Jianing Tan and Papar Kananurak

Does household debt hamper real investment in emerging economies? pp. 294-309

Simtiha Ishaq Mir, Younis Ahmed Ghulam and Bashir Ahmad Joo

The role of financial inclusion in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals: evidence from a fragile economy pp. 310-345

Ammar Zakaria Salem and Bahaa Subhi Awwad

Towards the establishment of an ESG rating in emergent markets: firm-level evidence from Tunisia pp. 365-384

Sina Belkhiria, Imen Bouchmel, Azhaar Lajmi and Douaa Hajbraik

2026, month July, vol 25

Beyond residuals: informality as an enduring feature of developing economy, the Ghanaian experience pp. 169-185

Anthony Nkrumah Agyabneg

Digitally mediated HRM knowledge transfer and capability development for financial performance results in Central European multinational companies pp. 203-225

Marzena Stor and Aurelia Domaradzka

Rethinking decentralization: how fiscal autonomy shapes local government efficiency through nonlinear institutional dynamics pp. 226-245

Edem Lekettey, Denny Andriana, Nugraha Nugraha, Maya Sari and Budi Supriatono Purnomo

2026, month June, vol 25

The quality of governance and socio-economic development: good governance versus humane governance pp. 153-168

Masoud Mohammadi Alamuti

The relationship between institutional isomorphism and digital tax stamps adoption pp. 186-202

Joshua Mandre and Mark Olwa Okello

2026, month May, vol 25

Exploring nonlinear relationships between household conditions and child stunting: evidence from the rural level in Malang regency, Indonesia pp. 131-150

Adji Achmad Rinaldo Fernandes, Septi Nafisa Ulluya Zahra, Fachira Haneinanda Junianto, Solimun, Achmad Efendi and Alfiyah Hanun Nasywa

2026, month April, vol 25

The impact of country risk factors on bank’s earnings volatility in emerging Europe pp. 1-19

Mehmed Ganic

How does banking sector development foster innovation? New empirical evidence from the Asia region pp. 107-130

Umar Farooq, Mosab I. Tabash, Ebrahim Mohammed Al-Matari, Adeeb Alhebri and Zokir Mamadiyarov

2026, month March, vol 25

What makes better rural economic development: from endogenous development perspective pp. 20-39

Jiayi Wang

Does global value chain participation drive firms’ innovation in South Africa? pp. 78-106

Ariel Herbert Fambeu, Charles Shaaba Saba and Hilda Jaka Mabiza

2026, month February, vol 25

Bilateral trade, corruption and the role of ICT: evidence from MENA countries pp. 59-77

Abdella Eldarassi and Abdalla Muktad

2026, month November

Perceived mobility affordability and welfare vulnerability among Malaysia’s B40 households during targeted diesel subsidy reform pp. 1-16

Yifan Yang, Siti Nurul Munawwarah Roslan and Paul Anthony Mariadas

2026, month October

Beyond blueprint failure: vernacular finance as hybrid governance in fragile states pp. 1-21

Yousif Hassan Ahmed Balola

Economic ripple effects of social protection and parental education on child labour and school attendance in Malawi pp. 1-37

Nzabirinda Etienne and Henry Kankwamba

Ease of doing business in MSMEs: evidence from scale development and validation pp. 1-37

Saransh Royal and Kamaljit Singh

2025, month October, vol 25

Navigating the labour landscape: does FDI influence employment in India? pp. 40-58

Anjali Sreekumar and M. Padmaja

2025, month May, vol 24

Governance institutions in the face of terror: a study of domestic investment in Pakistan pp. 416-433

Burak Sungu, Irfan Ullah and Farrah Yasmin

The moderating role of education on the financial inclusion-food poverty nexus: the case of Uganda pp. 434-455

Florence Barugahara and Sharin McDowall-Emefiele

The North African countries and the Arab spring: a different perspective of inequality pp. 456-474

Michele Fabiani

2025, month April, vol 24

Building a resilient economy: green initiatives and green entrepreneurship for women’s empowerment pp. 337-368

Nadia A. Abdelmegeed Abdelwahed, Amanullah Channa, Mohammed A. Al Doghan and Bahadur Ali Soomro

Effects of financial development on consumption: International empirical evidence pp. 369-395

Gabriel Caldas Montes and Vitor Manuel Araújo da Fonseca

Beyond borders and tangibility: understanding trade restrictions, institutional quality and digital services trade pp. 396-415

Yeremia Natanael

2025, month January, vol 24

Disruptions in global trade routes: market reactions to the US–Houthi conflict in the consumer cyclical sector pp. 315-336

Rizky Yudaruddin, Dadang Lesmana, Yanzil Azizil Yudaruddin, Norliza Che Yahya and Ayesha Anwar

2024, month December, vol 24

Reverse innovation for global sustainable development: a conceptualisation pp. 301-314

Simone Corsi and Lara Bianchi

2024, month November, vol 24

Circular economy adoption in MSMEs: unveiling enablers and barriers pp. 237-263

Sarmistha Mishra, Dukhabandhu Sahoo and Souryabrata Mohapatra

How do socioeconomic indicators and fiscal decentralization affect stunting? Evidence from Indonesia pp. 264-281

Muhammad Zilal Hamzah, Eleonora Sofilda and Suhal Kusairi

From remittances to representation: the Asian diaspora in development and politics pp. 282-297

Jannatul Ferdous and Monojit Das

2024, month September, vol 24

Structural transformation in Morocco: an early tertiarization pp. 207-225

Aomar Ibourk and Zakaria Elouaourti

2024, month August, vol 24

Adaptive coordination strategies in humanitarian action: lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic pp. 185-206

Laetitia Tosi and Justine Marty

Industrial and innovation policies in times of crisis: a widening technological divide? pp. 226-236

Sebastián Vergara Marezco

2024, month July, vol 24

Trade–aid link: does the Western aid promote Asian exports to Sri Lanka? pp. 55-65

Thangamani Bhavan

Climate change and income inequality in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA): effects and transmission channels pp. 66-91

Fabrice Ewolo Bitoto, Cerapis Nchinda Mbognou and Romuald Justin Amougou Manga

Estimating vulnerability to income and multidimensional poverty: a new methodological approach pp. 92-105

Andualem Mekonnen

Trade, gender equality and institutional quality: Evidence from the gravitational approach pp. 106-124

Duc Nha Le and Nam Khanh Pham

Natural resource rent's effect on Ethiopian inequality and manufacturing's moderating role: evidence from dynamic simulated ARDL model pp. 125-146

Dereje Fedasa Hordofa

Accurate targeting in social assistance programs in Southern Madagascar pp. 151-169

Fanantenana Raholiarimanana and Akira Ishida

Impact of government expenditure on unemployment in Asian countries: does institutional quality matter? pp. 170-184

Toan Tran Pham

2024, month April, vol 24

Efficiency of BRICS countries in sustainable development: a comparative data envelopment analysis pp. 38-54

Isabella Melissa Gebert and Felipa De Mello-Sampayo

2024, month June, vol 23

Do foreign direct investment and foreign aid accelerate economic growth in developing countries? pp. 348-357

Yong-Jae Choi and Seung-Nyeon Kim

Examining the impact of intra-industry trade on business cycle alignment within the ECOWAS pp. 489-511

Louis-Joel Basneouinde Diendere, Achille Augustin Diendere and Jude Eggoh

2024, month May, vol 23

FDI impact: catalyzing digital capabilities in host nations pp. 325-347

Lan Dang and Fernando Merino

Triadic relationship of remittances, migration and labor force pp. 463-488

Genc Zhushi and Driton Qehaja

2024, month April, vol 23

Breaking through the glass ceiling: women on the board as a mechanism for greater environmental transparency pp. 430-446

Alan Bandeira Pinheiro, Joina Ijuniclair Arruda Silva dos Santos, Marconi Freitas da Costa and Wendy Beatriz Witt Haddad Carraro

Does participation in self-help group affect the psychological empowerment of tribal women? Evidence from India pp. 447-462

Tanushree Mahato and Manish Kumar Jha

2024, month March, vol 23

Sustainable rural electrification: small hydropower stations, electrification and rural welfare improvement in Tanzania pp. 396-412

Evaristo Haulle and Gabriel Kanuti Ndimbo

2024, month February, vol 23

Leading countries and research networks advancing clean production and environmental sustainability in Southeast Asia pp. 84-105

Shahryar Sorooshian, Navidreza Ahadi and Ahmed Zainul Abideen

The effects of informal competition on firms’ innovation in Greece pp. 413-429

Vasileios Vlachos

2024, month January, vol 23

Inward foreign direct investment and domestic entrepreneurship in China: the moderating role of intellectual property infringement hazards pp. 245-259

Na Liu, MoonGyu Bae and Keon Hee Lee

Why do MNE foreign subsidiaries differ in supply chain management capability, and how does it matter? pp. 260-281

Mengmeng Wang and Shufeng (Simon) Xiao

Cross-border mergers and acquisitions from emerging economy firms: a new channel for technology augmentation pp. 282-303

Eunsuk Hong, Jong Shin and Huan Zou

The role of financial inclusion and institutional factors on banking stability in developing countries pp. 361-377

João Jungo, Mara Madaleno and Anabela Botelho

Foreign aid impact on the economic growth of the Western Balkans during 2009–2021 pp. 378-395

Lir Hoxhaj and Driton Qehaja