There is a growing scientific consensus that climate change induced crisis and environmental degradation impact males and females differently and exacerbate pre-existing gender inequalities in the world of work. One main area of this gendered impact is paid and unpaid care work, which is...

Multiple interconnected crises and unravelling social contracts have created a challenging scenario for social development, democratic governance and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). At this critical juncture, the Club de Madrid has called upon its partners to rethink...

In the past two decades, there have been considerable political changes in India and Nepal, starting in 2004 and 2007 respectively. In India, a broad coalition of progressive parties formed a new government. In Nepal, a 10-year armed civil conflict ended in 2006, and new forms of governance were...

The study focuses on programmes that offer assistance and guidance to those facing financial difficulties in emerging economies in Southeast Asia, specifically Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia. This research aims to achieve the following objectives: (i) evaluate the Debt Management Programme or...

The potential of Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) in the agricultural sector lies in designing people-centric and planet-sensitive approaches that recognize the multifunctional nature of agriculture in producing not only commodities, but also non-commodity outputs such as environmental...

Nepal's democratic transition led to the promulgation of its Constitution in 2015 that guarantees transformative rights across economic, social, cultural, environmental and developmental spheres. The Constitution signifies a shift in the societal contract by introducing an array of fundamental...

This working paper explores the role of community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) in contributing to environmental justice as envisaged by the concept of a new eco-social contract. CBNRM actively involves local communities in sustainable resource management, aligning with the...

To address the current multiple crises that are sometimes referred to as leading to "a breakdown" of current social contracts, civil society, academics and international institutions have been proposing a range of ideas for societal transformation, from "human rights economy" to "just...

In Australia, financial hardship caused by over-indebtedness is no longer only experienced by the most vulnerable social group but is now prevalent among the general population. This scoping paper analyses the money advice and debt management system in Australia with emphasis on their...

This scoping paper outlines credit counselling and debt management structures in the United States and their effectiveness in improving consumers' financial management status. First, various public and private credit counselling systems are explained with a focus on each institution's roles and...