Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze the sustainability of Credit Non-Governmental Organizations (CNGOs) such as DAYBANG. Design/methodology/approach – This paper investigates and describes the operating details, through the web, of DAYBANG using SWOT analysis. Findings – By...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to highlight how rising food prices influence the degree of poverty. Design/methodology/approach – This is an empirical study employing the simple regression analysis. Findings – Besides other variables it has been observed that poverty remains an...

Purpose – The issue of democracy and development interrelationship is very complex and debatable. There does not seem to exist any automatic relationship between them and the purpose of this paper is to analyse the relationships of democracy with civil society and development based on Islamic...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze the human capital theory from an Islamic perspective. It studies the primary sources of Islam to discover its contribution towards human capital development. Design/methodology/approach – The paper adopts inductive and analytical method to...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the theory and applications in social business and accountability. Design/methodology/approach – The paper develops the theoretical arguments, shows the importance of non-accounting measures, explores available non-accounting measures...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to offer a new theory of human nature to explain the happiness paradox of capitalism. Design/methodology/approach – It is argued that happiness crisis in capitalism stems from the lack of full understanding of human nature which is like a black box from...

Purpose – The objective of this study is to verify whether some of the largest companies in Brazil adopt management practices aligned with the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Design/methodology/approach – Overview information obtained from the web sites of six Brazilian multinational...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine microcredit and renewable energy programs for green development. Design/methodology/approach – This paper envisions a comparison and contrasting of Grameen Bank and credit systems (Bangladesh) with Alterna Savings credit programs (Canada) and...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze South Park's take on the causes of the recession and the housing bubble. Design/methodology/approach – The essay describes the events in the South Park episode and compares them to the respective events of the recession and the housing...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to shed critical light on micro-finance. Design/methodology/approach – This scheme is managed from an economic perspective. Findings – Micro-finance comes to us as a left wing attack on the free enterprise system; as such, it ought to be opposed by...