In a context of intensifying struggles to secure access to mineral resources, governments systematically endorse large-scale mining. In many regions, though, artisanal mining is a very important livelihood, from which different groups of people derive benefits. Understanding the...

People's understanding of their own situation, ideas about a better life and strategies for achieving their visions are influenced, among other things, by religious values and beliefs, with implications for the objectives and strategies of state and non-government development actors....

India and China are two Asian emerging economies, the unprecedented growth of which have led many to argue that in the face of slowdown in growth of the North these emerging economies will act as the new growth drivers for the South. However, not much empirical evidence is available to support...

Using data from nationally representative employment and unemployment surveys, this article examines the inclusiveness of Indian economic growth by looking at the changes in socio-economic inequalities in regular employment over the period 1993–1994 to 2009–2010. Our findings reveal that, at...

L’innovation inclusive est le moyen par lequel de nouveaux produits et services sont développés pour et/ou par les milliards de personnes aux revenus les plus faibles. Bien que ce thème fasse l’objet d’un intérêt croissant, il reste à ce jour relativement peu étudié et...

On the basis of a primary field survey, this study analyses the participation of the rural poor in the political and administrative decision-making process and its interdependence on the village-level class structure in the differentiated economy of West Bengal. Despite a process of robust state...

The dominant economic theory gives to the market a core function. Generally, exchanges of goods are considered as the way to maximize profit or utility. Social transformations are therefore driven by the market. The north of Lao PDR example refutes such theory. The Phongsaly rural communities...

Understanding how household income is allocated among different types of expenditures is of the utmost importance when considering policy targeted at increasing household well-being. This analysis uses the collective household model to determine how household public goods and household public...

Cet article contribue à la recherche croissante sur les professionnels du développement local en mettant en question les conceptualisations de ces praticiens en tant que « courtiers » opérant une traduction stratégique entre les rationalités « mobiles » de développement et les...

Une dévaluation ou dépréciation monétaire est censée améliorer la balance commerciale d′un pays à long terme si la condition de Marshall-Lerner est satisfaite. S′appuyant sur des données agrégées sur le commerce entre un pays et le reste du monde, ou entre deux pays, au niveau...