Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate how human and social capital assist in the development of clustered and non-clustered firms in the wooden furniture industry in Sri Lanka. The study resulted in three major findings: the most experienced and educated entrepreneurs played an...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between green management and environmental performance. This was accomplished by considering each operational element, including the supply and acquisition of upstream materials, research and development, manufacturing and...

Purpose – Climate change adaptation (CCA) has emerged as a significant new theme in development and many large development agencies, including bilateral, multilateral or non-government, are embarking on new programs focusing on CCA. However, the development sector has witnessed the rise and...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of international remittances on different household welfare indicators including child education, assets, durable goods, and reservation wages of other working age household members. It examines how international remittances are...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to establish whether or not the absence of registered property titles is a barrier to credit access amongst small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Ghana. Design/methodology/approach – The study involved the conducting of surveys amongst credit...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to determine the level of food self-sufficiency, un-accessed portions of food, and food gap between the national food security line of the country and consumption by its people. It also aims to scrutinize the major physical and economic factors inducing...

Purpose – The paper aims at re-examining the notion of low and stable income inequality during the high growth period of Indonesia (1970s-1990s). Design/methodology/approach – Different approaches are used to reassess the low and stable trend of the overall inequality at the national level...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine how the linkage effect provides a better understanding of export-led growth hypothesis in developing countries. Design/methodology/approach – The literature review on the externalities of export-led growth implied a hypothesis that the higher...

Purpose – The objective of this paper is to prove that any attempt to implement social justice in its present undefined form is unattainable, and to successfully achieve social justice, the term should be quantified by an appropriate index; accordingly, the first objective of this paper is to...

Purpose – A fundamental premise of economic theory is that of a homogenous subject. This unified and intentional subject also implicitly defines the welfare function that forms the foundation of economic development theory and policy today. Unfortunately, such a concept of agency is...