International Journal of Social Economics: Volume 51 Issue 3

Social capital-based strategy of sustainable village-owned enterprises (BUMDes) development

Murtanti Jani Rahayu, Hakimatul Mukaromah, Mulyanto Mulyanto

The Indonesian government's Village-Owned Enterprises (BUMDes) initiative optimizes Village Resources (SDD)—human and natural—to improve rural communities' welfare. Villagers must…

Commercialisation level and determinants of agricultural commercialisation of farmers in the highland of Vietnam

Tien Dung Nguyen, Hung Gia Hoang, Le Thi Hoa Sen

The paper aimed to examine the determinants of agricultural commercialisation of farmers and measured its commercialisation level in the highland of Vietnam.

Role of institution in combating crime in India: an empirical study

Soumyananda Dinda, Poulomi Khasnobis

This paper examines the role of institution in the combating crime in India. This study also assesses institutions for controlling property crime in India in the post-reform era.

Interactive effects of armed conflict and climate change on gender vulnerability in Sub-Saharan Africa

Chinwe Regina Okoyeuzu, Angela Ifeanyi Ujunwa, Augustine Ujunwa, Nelson N. Nkwor, Ebere Ume Kalu, Mamdouh Abdulaziz Saleh Al-Faryan

Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is regarded as a region with one of the worst cases of armed conflict and climate risk. This paper examines the interactive effect of armed conflict and…

Economic agency of women in Islamic economic philosophy: going beyond Economic Man and Islamic Man

Mariam Khawar

The purpose of this paper is to provide a gender-sensitive analysis of economic agency in Islamic economic philosophy.

Health insurance coverage and maternal health services in Rwanda: a policy paradox

Manzoor Ahmad Malik, Wondimagegnehu Alemu

Research has found a strong correlation between maternal healthcare and health insurance coverage. But, despite having one of the best health coverage systems in the developing…

Examining whether religion is a positive factor in access to self-employment for youths: evidences from Congolese data

Ted Cléophane Ngassa

High levels of youth unemployment in Africa, the difficulty of accessing salaried jobs, and the weakness of public institutions in charge of employment issues push youths towards…

Social conditions shaping outcomes of water use in the jeans industry: a multidimensional analysis

Robson Soe Rocha

Since the early 1990s, Brazil has adopted an experimental approach to environmental management. Its reforms continue to this day and have produced robust water-management…

Moderating role of millennials' financial literacy on the relationship between risk tolerance and risky investment behavior: evidence from India

Anu Mohta, V Shunmugasundaram

This study aims to examine the association between risk tolerance and risky investment intention with financial literacy as a moderating variable. The proposed relationship was…