The rise of a new wave of authoritarian regimes in the economically more advanced countries of Latin America has stimulated new debate on the relationship between socioeconomic development and political change. This article builds on the perspective gained since the publication of Guillermo...

This paper analyzes the most common criminal practises aligned with misuse of the internet and how such practises can bring about a negative impact on the development of the Country as a whole. In that perspective, the paper explores measures that can be exploited in countering abuse of the...

Culturally, the values held by the womenfolk within Nigerian traditional social system were symbolically tied to their ascribed social roles. Such roles, as obtainable in larger segments of sub-Sahara African societies, often include procreating, household chores such as cooking, cleaning,...

Land reform is widely discussed today. Both the underdeveloped countries and the more advanced nations which bid to aid them in their progress have generally recognized that most programs for improving the standard of living in underdeveloped nations ought to include some means of increasing the...

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to analyze the social development situation in the Pacific Island countries (PICs). It also aims to present the various social and economic policies that are directly linked to improving social indicators. Design/methodology/approach - The paper draws on...

This article reviews an edited collection of essays resulting from a two-year research project carried out by the International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ) the primary objective of which was to bring “into dialogue those who often work alongside each other in transitional and...

Financial Inclusion is not a new phenomenon. In India, the initial efforts for Financial Inclusion can be traced in the 1904 with the beginning of the co-operative movement. Many researchers worked on Financial Inclusion, after reviewing the literature we identified, number of plans and...

Decentralization is commonly advocated as a means to improve primary services and hence accelerate social development. Although theory supports this position, empirical evidence is ambiguous. This paper examines whether local governance can improve social development empirically, with detailed...