Purpose – This study aims to quantitatively measure the size and speed of monetary policy interest rate transmission to long‐term interest rates in Kenya. Design/methodology/approach – The study uses autoregressive distributed lag specification re‐parameterized as an error correction...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze those conditions which determine whether the state will be developmental or predatory. Design/methodology/approach – A theoretical model is developed to analyze those factors influencing state policy towards agriculture. Then the historical...

Purpose – South Asia has been an important destination of foreign aid over the past decades. Since a large part of aid is disbursed for social and economic infrastructure development in South Asian countries, and the volume of aid has tremendously increased in recent years, the purpose of this...

Purpose – Development ethics is an important topic which is often neglected in development studies. The purpose of the paper is to analyze international development in an ethical‐based context using the approach of development ethics. Design/methodology/approach – The analysis is mainly...

Purpose – The paper seeks to examine the impact of social exclusion on individuals' propensity to be employed and how, if employed, social exclusion affects individuals' perceived job insecurity and the likelihood of being covered by social insurance in their jobs. Design/methodology/approach...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyse social and environmental sustainability considerations developed in Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) and to identify problems and challenges related to sustainable hydropower planning and development. Design/methodology/approach –...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the degree of structural change of the Philippine economy and examine how linkages among sectors evolved during 1979-2000. Design/methodology/approach – The authors use the input-output tables of the Philippines to draw the economic...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to question the periodization of Russian political and economic development that sees a break occurring between the Yeltsin and Putin presidencies. It does this by looking at how political problems common to late developing nations influenced the...

Purpose – Current pharmaceutical global pricing strategies functionally exclude developing countries from the market for drugs to treat many diseases. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate some of the proposed patent reward models to determine their feasibility in the current environment....

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the level of influence that civil liberties has on the marginal effect of remittances on gross domestic investment and consumption separately and measures it across all levels of civil liberties. Design/methodology/approach – The authors...