World Development Perspectives

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2026, volume 42, articles C

Promoting livelihood diversification in vulnerable rural coastal communities in India: Mandida Gusha, Mary Mhuru, Mainah Chitengedza, S. Sabarinath and Maneesha Vinodini Ramesh
Migration and social reproduction of tribal communities in Rajasthan, India: Tanya Chaudhary
Socioeconomic feasibility of biocatalyst technology in salt farming: insights from West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia: Agus Heri Purnomo, Ekowati Chasanah, Tikkyrino Kurniawan, Moh.Awaludin Adam, Muhammad Yusuf and Margie Brite
Shield or substitute: financial development and the rise of government social protection: Wasseem Mina
Farmer-herder conflicts in Nigeria: Examining the role of identity politics, women’s agency and impacts on local food production: Tobias Tseer, Agape Kanyiri Damwah and Robert Yakubu Adjuik
Impact of Chinese foreign direct investment on environmental stress in Pakistan: mediating role of technological innovation: Abid Ali Randhawa, Abdul Ghafoor, Bilal Hussain and Cosimo Magazzino
The endowment cost: Is natural resource dependence doom to low energy efficiency?: Fabrice Ewolo Bitoto, Thierry Messie Pondie and Isaac Appiah-Otoo
Empowering artistic labor: how guaranteed income enhances intrinsic motivation and fosters human flourishing: Guangli Zhang, Joanna Woronkowicz, Stephen Roll, Doug Noonan, Leah Hamilton and Sarah Cowan
Labor supply and migration as household coping strategies: a meta-analysis: Ari Perdana, Kristof De Witte, Wim Groot and Alyssa C. Villanueva
Mandates through the rule of law: United Nations missions and foreign direct investment: Minju Kwon and Wukki Kim
Assessing inclusive well-being to leave no one behind: Suman Seth and Sabina Alkire
Male out-migration and its consequences on left-behind members: The case of Nepal: Clarice Colleen Manuel
Modeling UBI in Finland: challenging the infeasibility & mass resignation myths: Elisabet Miheludaki
Changing rural labor markets and welfare in Malawi: Joachim De Weerdt, Claire Duquennois and Adriana Oliveres-Mallol
Implications of non-governmental organizations’ roles in the success of agricultural public-private partnerships: A case study of Tanzania’s Southern agricultural growth corridor partnership initiative: Judith S. Kahamba and Xiuli Xu
Is the Moroccan fiscal system progressive ? A Shapley decomposition: T. Abdelkhalek and D. Boccanfuso
Gender disparities in financial risk-taking: how cultural superstitions shape women’s investment behavior in China: Qiying Chen and Wenjian Xu
Role of credit access, improved varieties, and gender dynamics in commercialization of cassava seeds in Nigeria: D.O. Abioye, M. Yami, V. Fillipi, S. Omitoyin, A.I. Ogunniyi, A.P. Olufemi, D.A. Fadare, B. Olorode, J. Adeyeye, S.Z. Sore, R. Atser, G. Atser, L. Sanni, B. Popoola, A. Shaibu, F. Nwilene and A. Akande
Impacts of conditional cash transfers on subsistence practices and food security in rural forested areas of Southeastern Brazil: Isadora Cristina Ruttul Aguirra, Patricia Carignano Torres, Andrea Lucchesi and Carla Morsello
From procedural rhetoric to substantive urban citizenship: Right to the city and the limits of participatory neighbourhood planning in a Ghanaian secondary city: Michael Osei Asibey, Adonija Loriba, Francisca Agyei, Yetimoni Kpeebi, Kwaku Owusu Twum and Eric Nortey
Bonding, not bridging: LPG use and reallocation of time saved in rural India: YuJung Julia Lee, Zakir Husain and Mousumi Dutta
The impacts of agricultural commercialisation project on female farmers’ livelihood in Malawi: Audrey Khanyizira and Violet Khanyizira
Trade costs and the stability of remittances outflows from developed countries: role of participation in global value chains: Gnangnon Sèna Kimm
Supporting the transition from ‘beneficiary’ to ‘pivotal’ role in South-South Triangular Cooperation: A case study of an agricultural-research-for-development project: Michael A. Rimmer, Silva Larson, Asda Laining, Haryanti,, Somony Thay, Courtney Anderson and Janelle Allison
Sustainable pathways out of poverty: Evaluating the role of government-enterprise partnership in rural poverty alleviation in China: Jiahao Shi, Junyu Lu, Xiaowei Chuai, Xianjin Huang, Yi Li and Jiping Sheng

2026, volume 41, articles C

Addressing child labor with layered interventions: a study of the PACE program’s impact on child’s schooling and work in Ethiopia: Fanton d’Andon, Cécile, Laurent Lima, Catherine Pellenq and Pascal Bressoux
Money is the milk of tiger: domesticating patriarchy, microcredit, and the moral economy of women disempowerment in rural Bangladesh: Dyeoan Fatema Tuz Johura, Macario Lacbawan, Maherun Nahar Mumu and Tunvir Ahamed Shohel
Neoliberalism, state intervention and the quest for public-private partnerships in Tanzanian Healthcare: A historical discourse analysis, 1960s–2020s: Shakila Halifan Mteti and Chakupewa Joseph Mpambije
Cultivating change: exploring the link between certification, dietary quality and women’s empowerment among coffee farmers in Rwanda: Sophia Bohn, Meike Wollni and Bruno Paz
Role of cattle fattening in urban poverty reduction and livelihood improvement in Africa: Evidence from a Ghanaian city: Mohammed Awal Abubakari, Moses Naiim Fuseini and Ibrahim Abu Abdulai
Economic fitness and energy justice transition in Africa: empirical evidence from political, environmental, and governance pathways: Abdulkadri Toyin Alabi
Masculinity in sociological theory: A review of practices, perspectives on analysis and challenges in the contemporary context: Elvira Nadirova and Kuralay Mukhambetova
When do famines begin and end? Clarifying the temporal dimensions of severe hunger crises: Paul Howe
Circular economy and gendered antagonism in the Global South: The Kambuta fish market in Kisumu, Kenya: Patrik Zapata, Jaan-Henrik Kain, María José Zapata Campos, Sebastian Carenzo, Michael Oloko, Silas Otieno and John Xavier Chweya
A quest for rural tourism sustainability along the Annapurna sanctuary trail in Nepal: a study of tourist satisfaction and loyalty: Surendra Tiwari, Thi Phuoc Lai Nguyen and Ajay Thapa
Basic Income and social cohesion: Exploring the effects of a BI pilot in informal settlements in Hyderabad: Diana Bashur and Vibhor Mathur
Livelihood strategies and NTFP utlisation among rural female-headed households in Limpopo Province, South Africa: Lloyd J.S. Baiyegunhi and Linley Chiwona-Karltun
How narratives shape disaster recovery: the ‘disaster representation space’ in Tamil Nadu, India: Chandni Singh, Mark G.L. Tebboth, Jasmitha Arvind and Roger Few
How does climate risks asymmetrically affect labor market? A moments quantile methods analysis for the GCC countries: Alanoud Al-Maadid, Mohamed Sami Ben Ali and Brahim Bergougui
US manufacturing reallocation: Impacts on Mexican labor markets: Alejandro Estefan
Evaluating the key causes and impacts of delays in municipal construction projects in Nepal: Madhav Prasad Koirala and Asmita Bhusal
Climate, power, and structural reforms: the political economy of international financial institutions and climate-resilient development: Giulia Ragosa, Julia Tomei and Yacob Mulugetta

2025, volume 40, articles C

Energy access and gender gaps in Sub-Saharan Africa: The role of institutional quality: Emmanuel Y. Gbolonyo and Bright Tetteh
Evolving interdisciplinary contributions to global societal challenges: A 50-year overview: Keisuke Okamura
They know each other, but do they trust each other? Social capital and selected beneficiaries of community-based development projects: A lab-in-the-field in rural Zimbabwe: Amandine Belard, Stefano Farolfi, Damien Jourdain, Mark Manyanga, Tarisayi Pedzisa and Marc Willinger
The push and pull of rural-to-rural migration: Insights from Northwest Benin: Solomon Geleta, David Natcher, Mohamed Nasser Baco and Derek Peak
Labor demands and gender inequality in education: understanding school enrollment patterns in Zambia: Averi Chakrabarti and Garima Siwach
Keynes’ theory of liquidity preference and microfinance banks in Africa: Jacob Tche
Development policy affects the indigenous group: the case of the Karen community, Ban Klang Village, Northern Thailand: Yingluck Kanchanaroek and David Wells Engstrom
Switching or staying? Exploring the dynamics and impacts of job switching in a wage setting cartel in Ethiopia: Fekadu Nigussie Deresse, Carlos Oya and Christian Samen Otchia
“The children don’t want to listen, the fathers need to be ready”: Perceptions and belief systems connected to the restoration and preservation of a sacred forest in Benin: Julia Bello-Bravo and Peter Neuenschwander
Agricultural market participation impact on gender health inequality: Evidence from Guinea-Bissau: Júlio Vicente Cateia
The Equitable Resilience Framework: An environmental justice strategy for community-led resilience planning: Janelle Knox-Hayes, Surbhi Agarwal, Johan Arango-Quiroga, Nicholas Ashford, David Birge, Gabriella Carolini, Shekhar Chandra, Colleen Chiu-Shee, Jungwoo Chun, Daniela Coray, Nicholas de Monchaux, Sally Haslanger, Courtney Humphries, Eric Huntley, Caroline A Jones, Deni Lopez, Miho Mazeereuw, Leslie Norford, Prudence Robinson, Haley Schilling, Lawrence J. Vale, Sarah Williams and Rose Winer-Chan
Redistribution, income inequality, and conflict in developing countries: Is there any causality?: Brandon Parsons and Ayoub Rabhi
Building the State, Fighting the rebels. Military engineers and infrastructure in modern Colombia: Camilo Espinosa-Díaz and Robinson Cadena Bareño
Corrigendum to “The push and pull of rural-to-rural migration: Insights from Northwest Benin World Development Perspectives”. [40 (2025) 100730]: Solomon Geleta, David Natcher, Mohamed Nasser Baco and Derek Peak
Voices from Iranian Farmers: Balancing livelihood and sustainability in the climate change Era: Khadijeh Soleimani, Azadeh Bakhshi and Mansour Ghanian
Taxation of fisheries in Kenya: neither improving management nor raising revenue?: Giovanni Occhiali and Olivia Okello
Inheriting subsidies: Intergenerational correlation in Conditional Cash Transfers in Colombia: Blanca Zuluaga and Karen Camilo
Exploring the dynamic nexus between life insurance, governance, and economic development in OECD and MENA countries: a system-generalized method of moments analysis: Ines Nasri, Imen Ghannouchi and Saloua Ben Ammou
“Nothing for Us without Us”: localizing agricultural innovation systems − a case study from the feed the future innovation labs: Erin McGuire, Gina Rico-Mendez, Siobhan Rabsum, Penina Yumbya, David Ameyaw, Robert Jarman, Tara Steinmetz, Mwangi Thumbi and David Tschirley
Village Development and Governability: A Case Study of Transmigration Village Governance in East Luwu, Indonesia: Haryanto, and Nurlinah,
The purchasing power of Non-cash food Program and household food security in Indonesia: Suci Nurmaya Tangkudung and Nasrudin, Rus’an
Corrigendum to ““Nothing for us without us”: localizing agricultural innovation systems – a case study from the feed the future innovation labs” [World Dev. Perspect. 40 (2025)100746]: Erin McGuire, Gina Rico-Mendez, Siobhan Rabsum, Penina Yumbya, David Ameyaw, Robert Jarman, Tara Steinmetz, Mwangi Thumbi and David Tschirley
Climate change and labor mobility: A longitudinal study of agricultural households in Indonesia: Hastuti,, Teguh Dartanto, Alin Halimatussadiah and Amzul Rifin
Assets and livelihood strategies of agricultural households on the East India Plateau: Adam M. Komarek, Arundhita Bhanjdeo, Murray Unkovich, Ritesh Pandey, Ashok Kumar, Girish Pradhan, Amulya Khandai and William D. Bellotti
Developing community resilience index for flood (CRIF): evidence from extreme flood-prone Jamalpur district of Bangladesh: Raihan Riaz, Saima Ikbal Safi, Zereen Saba and Imrul Kabir
Institutional design and performance of land-based financing instruments: Evidence from local authorities in Ghana: Samuel B. Biitir, Michael Poku-Boansi and John T. Bugri

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