International Journal of Social Economics: Volume 47 Issue 12

Impact of globalization on human rights: evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa

Aman Takiyar, N.V.M. Rao

The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of globalization and its multiple dimensions on human rights in Sub-Saharan Africa.

The effect of employment on the subjective well-being of 60–80 years old people

Hila Axelrad, Arie Sherman, Israel Luski

The current study investigates the association of employment at older age (60–80 years ) with the cognitive component of subjective well-being (SWB): life satisfaction.

The markets' evaluation triangle

Ioannis Katselidis, George Daflos, Stelios Fetanis

The main goal of this paper is to provide us with a more systematic framework for examining the moral background of markets.

Never married and earnings: evidence from Russia

Edgar Demetrio Tovar-García

The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of civil status on wage earnings in post-Soviet Russia. Education and work experience are the key explanatory variables…

Migration enclave and downward economic growth in Africa

Muhammad Asim Afridi, Muhammad Tahir, Aziz Ullah Sayal, Imran Naseem

The African region has experienced relatively lower economic growth and higher outflow of migration over the years. The purpose of this research paper, therefore, is to focus on…

Assessing socio-economic development in Bodoland Territorial Area District of Assam in India

Nicodim Basumatary, Bhagirathi Panda

The study attempts to assess the socio-economic development in Bodoland Territorial Area District (BTAD) of Assam in North Eastern Region of India. This region is one of the most…

Impact of occupational migration of unskilled labourer from domestic agriculture on farm business income in source households of Assam, India

Bodrul Islam, Pradyut Guha

The present study aims at examining the determinants of occupational migration of unskilled labourer from domestic agriculture and their impact on farm business income (FBI) in…

The discrimination decomposition index: a new instrument to separate statistical and taste-based discrimination using first- and second-generation immigrants

Giovanni Busetta, Maria Gabriella Campolo, Demetrio Panarello

This article deals with the impact of ethnic origin on individual employability, focussing on the first stage of the hiring process. Deeply, the authors’ goal is to fathom whether…

Co-operatives, territories and social capital: reconsidering a theoretical framework

Michele Bianchi, Marcelo Vieta

This paper promotes a critical approach to co-operative studies by contributing new theoretical insights. The aim is to propose a new view on the co-operative firm as a…

An applied study on women's poverty in Turkey in the context of the capability approach

Senem Kurt Topuz, Hülya Erkanlı

The purpose of this study is to present a detailed picture of the poverty conditions of women in Turkey in the context of the capability approach. In other words, it is to analyze…

Does economic freedom improve health outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa?

Anand Sharma

The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of economic freedom on four key health indicators (namely, life expectancy, infant mortality rate, under-five mortality rate and…

The creative economy: an ethnographic framework for handcrafts in the Alto Solimões region of the Brazilian Amazon

Jonas Fernando Petry, Antônio Giovanni Figliuolo Uchôa, Maurício Brilhante de Mendonça, Karinny de Lima Magalhães, Rafaella Marlene Barbosa Benchimol

The purpose of this paper is to draw on concepts from the creative economy literature to present a proposal for conceptualizing the creative industries from the perspective of the…

Public investment and inclusive growth in Africa

Opeoluwa Adeniyi Adeosun, Philip Akanni Olomola, Adebayo Adedokun, Olumide Steven Ayodele

The increasing debate on the viability of broad-based productive employment in stimulating the participatory tendencies of growth makes it instructive to inquire how the African…