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Public investment efficiency in WAEMU zone: do financing sources matter? 西盟地区的公共投资效率:资金来源重要吗?

International Journal of Development Issues Pub Date : 2022-12-13 DOI: 10.1108/ijdi-07-2022-0148

Moulaye Bamba, Juste Somé

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Trade misinvoicing and domestic resource mobilization in Nigeria 尼日利亚的贸易错开发票和国内资源调动

International Journal of Development Issues Pub Date : 2022-12-08 DOI: 10.1108/ijdi-09-2022-0208

J. Afolabi

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The economics of Pope Francis: the promise of markets and the poverty of intervention 教皇方济各的经济学:市场的希望和干预的贫穷

International Journal of Development Issues Pub Date : 2022-12-08 DOI: 10.1108/ijdi-06-2022-0138

Hannah Mead Kling, Julia R. Norgaard, N. Wenzel

{"title":"The economics of Pope Francis: the promise of markets and the poverty of intervention","authors":"Hannah Mead Kling, Julia R. Norgaard, N. Wenzel","doi":"10.1108/ijdi-06-2022-0138","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/ijdi-06-2022-0138","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000Purpose\u0000This paper aims to study Catholic Social Theory (CST) and its implications for economic development. From the early days of CST through the papacy of Benedict XVI, the Church has been consistent about the promise and limits of markets. Markets offer the necessary foundation for human flourishing – but they must be ordered toward the common good and they carry the potential for spiritual loss. Pope Francis has changed course from over a century of CST, with a markedly different view of business, labor and free markets.\u0000\u0000\u0000Design/methodology/approach\u0000This paper summarizes 130 years of CST regarding the economy and describes the turn Pope Francis takes from this tradition. This paper discusses economic theory and analyzes the importance of markets for economic development and assesses Pope Francis’ economics in light of this theory.\u0000\u0000\u0000Findings\u0000This paper discusses the findings that – despite what we assume to be good intentions – the economics of Pope Francis would condemn billions to poverty. Others (Whaples, 2017a) have discussed the economics of Pope Francis.\u0000\u0000\u0000Originality/value\u0000Others (Whaples, 2017a) have discussed the economics of Pope Francis. This paper finds, however, that most of the critiques are too gentle, and do not recognize the full deleterious impact of the application of the new teachings.\u0000","PeriodicalId":37830,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Development Issues","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44971382","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Physiological and biochemical response of traffic-generated particulate matter captured by some vegetables 几种蔬菜捕获交通产生颗粒物的生理生化响应

International Journal of Development Issues Pub Date : 2022-12-01 DOI: 10.21608/idj.2022.281279

D. Slima, Hadeer Nageeb, M. Zayed, Yasser Ibrahium

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The nexus between households’ indebtedness and consumption: the role of gender, geographical area and income groups 家庭负债与消费之间的关系:性别、地理区域和收入群体的作用

International Journal of Development Issues Pub Date : 2022-12-01 DOI: 10.1108/ijdi-07-2022-0155

Zun Yuan Wong, Suhal Kusairi, Zairihan Abdul Halim

{"title":"The nexus between households’ indebtedness and consumption: the role of gender, geographical area and income groups","authors":"Zun Yuan Wong, Suhal Kusairi, Zairihan Abdul Halim","doi":"10.1108/ijdi-07-2022-0155","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/ijdi-07-2022-0155","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000Purpose\u0000The persistent increase in household indebtedness is an alarming issue that is becoming a major concern for economists and governments in developing nations. Although household consumption is an essential source of economic growth, households’ failure to meet their financial obligations will be one of the causes of economic problems if the increase in consumption is largely financed by household borrowing. Therefore, this study aims to analyse the nexus between households’ indebtedness and consumption and the roles of household characteristics.\u0000\u0000\u0000Design/methodology/approach\u0000This study uses a microdata set of the Household Expenditure and Income Survey in 2019, which contained a simple random sampling of 4,730 households.\u0000\u0000\u0000Findings\u0000Using a simultaneous equations model, our results show a negative nexus between households’ consumption and their indebtedness. We find that household savings and size have an indirect impact on the debt service ratio, while the assets and total debt repayment instalments indirectly influence household consumption. We also identify differences in the relationship between the gender of the household head, rural and urban locations and income groups in consumption and indebtedness.\u0000\u0000\u0000Research limitations/implications\u0000The implication of this study is that governments should adopt several programmes to increase the awareness of household financial and debt management, especially for those in the low-income group.\u0000\u0000\u0000Originality/value\u0000This study contributes to the empirical literature by establishing a microeconomic perspective of consumption and an indebtedness model focusing on the differences in household characteristics in explaining consumption and indebtedness.\u0000","PeriodicalId":37830,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Development Issues","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48088158","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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A novel highly sensitive catalytic determination of selenium using a digital camera 用数码相机催化测定硒的新方法

International Journal of Development Issues Pub Date : 2022-12-01 DOI: 10.21608/idj.2022.281274

Heba Ragheb, Samah Ali, Ashraf Mohamed, A. Salem

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Assessment of Hg2+ in hazardous wastes using chemosensor neutral red dye 化学传感器中性红染料对危险废物中Hg2+的评价

International Journal of Development Issues Pub Date : 2022-12-01 DOI: 10.21608/idj.2022.281276

Mohamed I Attia, Mohamed Saad, T. Hassanein, E. Khalil, S. Sheta, Said El-Sheikh

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Modifications in the kinetics of transesterification of sunflower oil over strontium supported on silica by barium doping 钡掺杂对葵花籽油在硅载锶上酯交换动力学的影响

International Journal of Development Issues Pub Date : 2022-12-01 DOI: 10.21608/idj.2022.281278

Mona Abdel Fattah, S. Hassan, A. A. Abdel Naby, H. AbdelDayem

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Conditional cash transfer and early marriage: a case study of Mataram City, West Nusa Tenggara 有条件现金转移与早婚:以西努沙登加拉马塔兰市为例

International Journal of Development Issues Pub Date : 2022-11-08 DOI: 10.1108/ijdi-08-2022-0171

Romi Bhakti Hartarto, Wahyu Tri Wibowo

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Foreign direct investment and domestic entrepreneurship: insights from Asia 外国直接投资与国内创业:来自亚洲的见解

International Journal of Development Issues Pub Date : 2022-10-10 DOI: 10.1108/ijdi-07-2022-0142

T. Luu

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