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Volume 48, issue 4, 2020

Introduction: Abdul Raufu Mustapha and the study of difference and power in African states pp. 307-314

David Ehrhardt and Ami V. Shah

Nigeria’s Federal Character Commission (FCC): a critical appraisal pp. 315-328

Leila Demarest, Arnim Langer and Ukoha Ukiwo

Between elite reflexes and deliberative impulses: oil and the landscape of contentious politics in Ghana pp. 329-344

Nelson Oppong

Rationalising the appeal of the Boko Haram sect in Northern Nigeria before July 2009 pp. 345-359

Ini Dele-Adedeji

Vigilante youths and counterinsurgency in Northeastern Nigeria: the civilian joint task force pp. 360-372

Daniel Egiegba Agbiboa

Contesting localisation in interfaith peacebuilding in Northern Nigeria pp. 373-386

Portia Roelofs

Unsettled authority and humanitarian practice: reflections on local Iegitimacy from Sierra Leone’s borderlands pp. 387-399

Luisa Enria

The moral economy of rural Hausaland: a perspective from long-term field research pp. 400-412

Paul Michael Clough

Volume 48, issue 3, 2020

Informal accountability. Street-level bureaucrats’ tactics to defy bad reputation in agencies of the Argentinian justice system pp. 209-221

Ingo Rohrer

The changing landscape of international migration: evidence from rural households in Bangladesh, 2000–2014 pp. 222-239

Aiko Kikkawa and Keijiro Otsuka

Union ‘facilitation effect’ and access to non-wage benefits in the Ghanaian labour market pp. 240-255

Nkechi Owoo, Monica Lambon-Quayefio, Jorge Davalos and Samuel B. Manu

Is it really possible for countries to simultaneously grow and reduce poverty and inequality? Going beyond global narratives pp. 256-270

Jose Cuesta, Mario Negre, Ana Revenga and Carlos Silva-Jauregui

Alcohol-induced physical intimate partner violence and child development in Peru pp. 271-286

Mariel Bedoya, Karen Espinoza and Alan Sanchez

Parents’ labour force participation and children’s involvement in work activities: evidence from Thailand pp. 287-303

Phanwin Yokying and Maria S. Floro

Volume 48, issue 2, 2020

The political economy of multidimensional child poverty measurement: a comparative analysis of Mexico and Uganda pp. 117-134

Jose Cuesta, Mario Biggeri, Gonzalo Hernandez-Licona, Ricardo Aparicio and Yedith Guillén-Fernández

Nussbaum’s capability approach and African environmental ethics: is the African voice heard? pp. 135-147

Jessica Van Jaarsveld

Can mining countries take advantage of their mining rents? A question of abundance, concentration and institutions pp. 148-165

Felipe B. Larraín and Oscar P. Perelló

How do producer organisations enhance farmers’ empowerment in the context of fair trade certification? pp. 166-180

Ninon Sirdey and Benoit Lallau

Here and there? Mobile money and the politics of transnational living patterns in West Africa pp. 181-194

Solène Morvant-Roux and Anna Peixoto-Charles

Terrorism and women’s employment in Afghanistan pp. 195-208

Lauren Cahalan, Seth Gitter and Erin Fletcher

Volume 48, issue 1, 2020

New directions for ODS pp. 1-1

The Editors

The politics of preserving gender inequality: de-institutionalisation and re-privatisation pp. 2-17

Anne Marie Goetz

Vital capabilities: a development framework for sexual and gender minorities pp. 18-32

Andrew S. Park

Perpetuating poverty through exclusion from social programmes: lessons from Andhra Pradesh pp. 33-55

Ivica Petrikova

The well-being of South African university students from low-income households pp. 56-69

Melanie Walker

Wage returns to education in Ethiopia pp. 70-84

Eskander Alvi and Seife Dendir

Grassroots innovations in the informal economy: insights from value theory pp. 85-99

Fayaz Ahmad Sheikh and Saradindu Bhaduri

Narratives of global convergence and the power of choosing a measure pp. 100-115

Joshua Greenstein

Volume 47, issue 4, 2019

Unruly entrepreneurs – investigating value creation by microfinance clients in rural Burundi pp. 373-390

Katarzyna Cieslik, Marek Hudon and Philip Verwimp

Competition to Save Lives: Political competition and health outcomes in India pp. 391-405

Sandip Datta

Factors influencing the decision to hire contract labour by Indian manufacturing firms pp. 406-419

Jaivir Singh, Deb Kusum Das, Kumar Abhishek and Prateek Kukreja

The effect of violent crime on sector-specific FDI in Latin America pp. 420-434

Luisa R. Blanco, Isabel Ruiz and Rossitza Wooster

Does multilateral trade liberalization help reduce poverty in developing countries? pp. 435-451

Sena Kimm Gnangnon

Remittances, monetary institutions, and autocracies pp. 452-467

Ana Carolina Garriga and Covadonga Meseguer

Volume 47, issue 3, 2019

South–South Cooperation 3.0? Managing the consequences of success in the decade ahead pp. 259-274

Emma Mawdsley

Disability and household economic wellbeing: evidence from Indonesian longitudinal data pp. 275-288

Natalie Simeu and Sophie Mitra

Perspectives of children with disabilities and their guardians on factors affecting inclusion in education in rural Nepal: “I feel sad that I can’t go to school” pp. 289-303

Lena Morgon Banks, Maria Zuurmond, Adrienne Monteath–Van Dok, Jaquelline Gallinetti and Nidhi Singal

Is intraregional trade an opportunity for industrial upgrading in East Africa? pp. 304-318

Hyeseon Na

Migrant remittances and financial inclusion among households in Nigeria pp. 319-335

Joseph Boniface Ajefu and Joseph O. Ogebe

In the wake of conflict: the long-term effect on child nutrition in Uganda pp. 336-355

Hoolda Kim

Time preferences and commitment devices: evidence from ROSCAs and funeral groups in Benin pp. 356-372

Jacopo Bonan, Philippe LeMay-Boucher, Kyle McNabb and Charlemagne Codjo Tomavo

Volume 47, issue 2, 2019

The Human Development Approach: An Overview pp. 135-153

Frances Stewart

The transformative and emancipatory potential of participatory evaluation: reflections from a participatory action research study with war-affected young mothers pp. 154-170

Miranda Worthen, Angela Veale, Susan McKay and Michael Wessells

International migration and universal healthcare access: evidence from Mexico’s ‘Seguro Popular’ pp. 171-187

Ana Isabel López García and Pedro P. Orraca-Romano

Structural transformation in emerging economies: leading sectors and the balanced growth hypothesis pp. 188-204

David Kucera and Xiao Jiang

Explaining the Superior Education Outcomes of Kerala: The Role of State Activism and Historical Endowment pp. 205-221

Udayan Rathore and Upasak Das

Opportunities for higher education: the ten-year effects of conditional cash transfers on upper-secondary and tertiary enrollments pp. 222-237

Justin Whetten, Matías Fontenla and Kira Villa

Explaining changes in Sri Lanka’s wage distribution, 1992-2014: a quantile regression analysis pp. 238-256

Prathi Seneviratne

The Sanjaya Lall prize 2018 pp. 257-257

Jayne Whiffin

Volume 47, issue 1, 2019

Labor force participation of women left behind in Tajikistan pp. 1-28

Sophia Kan and R. Emre Aytimur

Parental education, gender preferences and child nutritional status in Peru pp. 29-47

Rafael Novella

Does maternal employment affect child nutrition status? New evidence from Egypt pp. 48-62

Ahmed Rashad and Mesbah Sharaf

Investigating the gender wealth gap in Ghana pp. 63-78

Marya Hillesland

Smarter through social protection? Evaluating the impact of Ethiopia’s safety-net on child cognitive abilities pp. 79-96

Marta Favara, Catherine Porter and Tassew Woldehanna

Social protection for people with disabilities in Africa and Asia: a review of programmes for low- and middle-income countries pp. 97-112

Matthew Walsham, Hannah Kuper, Lena Morgon Banks and Karl Blanchet

Happiness over the financial crisis pp. 113-133

Dennis Wesselbaum

Erratum pp. 134-134

The Editors