It is often argued that during recession women and children are put into the labour market in order to maintain household incomes. They are forced into low-paid jobs in the informal sector. Evidence from Sao Paulo suggests a different picture. During recession young people withdrew from the...

The role of trust in facilitating economic growth has been highlighted in previous contributions to this journal. In order to take this debate forward, this article argues (1) that more attention needs to be given to the relationship between sanctions and trust, and (2) that it is worth...

The increasing prevalence of private standards governing food safety, food quality and environmental and social impacts of agri-food systems has raised concerns about the effects on developing countries, as well as the governance of agri-food value chains more broadly. It is argued that current...