International Journal of Social Economics: Volume 48 Issue 3

Developing smart community based on information and communication technology: an experience of Kemaman smart community, Malaysia

NurulHuda Mohd Satar, Md. Khaled Saifullah, Muhammad Mehedi Masud, Fatimah Binti Kari

In light of the rapid evolution of information and communication technology (ICT), every society is faced with many issues such as social exclusion, inequality and the digital…

Impact of large-scale agricultural investment on the livelihood assets of local community in Gambella region, Ethiopia

Amanuel Kussia Guyalo, Esubalew Abate Alemu, Degefa Tolossa Degaga

The Ethiopian government is promoting large-scale agricultural investment in lowland regions of the country, claiming that the investment could improve livelihoods of the local…

Factors influencing ethical judgements of accounting practitioners: some Malaysian evidence

Nazli Anum Mohd Ghazali

The purpose of this paper is to examine the extent to which demographic factors and corporate ethical value impact on ethical decisions of Malaysian accounting practitioners.

Knowledge mapping of microfinance performance research: a bibliometric analysis

Shabiha Akter, Md Hamid Uddin, Ahmad Hakimi Tajuddin

Performance assessment of microfinance institutions (MFIs) has long been a question of considerable research interest. The dual goals – financial performance and social…

Financial inclusion across major Indian states: some spatial panel econometric evidence

Kamal Sai Sadharma Erra, Debashis Acharya

This paper aims to test for spatial convergence in financial inclusion across major Indian states and union territories.

Extent of urban agriculture and food security: evidence from Ghana and India

Richard Kwasi Bannor, Mohit Sharma, Helena Oppong-Kyeremeh

The study attempted to assess the food security status of urban agriculture households in Ghana and India. Also, the extent of urban agriculture participation and its effect on…

Regional labour market effects of immigration on low-skilled workers: the case of Sweden 1990–2003

Evans Korang Adjei, Lars-Fredrik Andersson, Rikard H. Eriksson, Sandro Scocco

The purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of immigration on the labour market outcomes of low-educated natives (i.e. residents without a university diploma). Using the…

Who is counted as in-work poor? Testing five different definitions when measuring in-work poverty in Sweden 1987–2017

Birgitta Jansson, Lovisa Broström

There is ongoing debate amongst in-work poverty researchers as to how to answer the question “who is counted as in-work poor?” and how to define the minimum size of work that…

Welfare implications of segregation of social and religious groups in India: analyzing from wealth perspectives

Aswini Kumar Mishra, Vedant Bhardwaj

This paper analyzes the welfare implications of the unequal distribution of wealth amongst the social and religious groups by studying the segregation of these groups across…