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{"title":"Bridging the rural–urban energy transition divide: Place-specific challenges in renewable energy transitions for vulnerable communities in the Philippines","authors":"Laurence L. Delina ,&nbsp;Sanny D. Afable ,&nbsp;Chloe Chan","doi":"10.1016/j.wdp.2025.100712","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.wdp.2025.100712","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Significant gaps remain in understanding the place-specific barriers to renewable energy transitions faced by vulnerable communities across the Philippines, particularly in relation to the rural–urban divide. This study examines the dynamics of energy transition in rural Eastern Samar and Zamboanga Sibugay, as well as in urban Metro Manila, using survey data that capture residents’ perceptions. Findings show that challenges reflect their unique vulnerabilities, resource limitations, and local contexts. Residents of Eastern Samar are concerned about the costs and reliability of renewable energy, but are generally open to the transition. In contrast, Zamboanga Sibugay residents, who are reliant on coal, show scepticism, fearing impacts on their livelihoods and traditional lifestyles. Cultural factors, like traditional cooking methods, influence perceptions in Eastern Samar. Urban respondents in Metro Manila mainly worry about the financial capital needed for adoption, with less concern about resource availability. These insights underscore the importance of viewing renewable technologies as integrated systems—encompassing hardware, software, and “orgware”—that impact community life. They emphasise the need for place-specific policies addressing rural and urban challenges. An energy justice approach, tailored to local conditions, is essential for distributing equitable benefits, fostering an inclusive energy transition that considers community vulnerabilities, cultural factors, and local resources. Such strategies can promote a just transition that benefits all societal segments, ensuring energy transformation aligns with community needs and capacities.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":37831,"journal":{"name":"World Development Perspectives","volume":"39 ","pages":"Article 100712"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144711921","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}

{"title":"Agricultural cooperatives boost food security through input subsidies in rural Zambia","authors":"Cornelius Zemba ,&nbsp;Stephen Prah ,&nbsp;John N. Ng’ombe","doi":"10.1016/j.wdp.2025.100710","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.wdp.2025.100710","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>While much has been learned on the impacts of cooperative membership and input subsidies in developing countries, the interplay between these two mechanisms in enhancing household food security remains unexplored. We address this gap by investigating the combined role of agricultural cooperatives and input subsidy programs at improving food security in Zambia—a context where cooperatives serve as key channels for delivering input subsidies to farmers. Using a random sample of 436 farmers from a Zambian typical rural area and instrumental variable-based causal mediation approach, we determine the impacts of cooperative membership on dietary diversity and food insecurity through input subsidy participation. The findings reveal that cooperative members benefit significantly from improved access to agricultural inputs, facilitated by input subsidies. Cooperative membership indirectly increases household dietary diversity by 11.26% and reduces food insecurity by 20.39%, demonstrating the critical role of social protection programs in amplifying the benefits of cooperatives. Although direct effects of cooperative membership also indicate improvements in dietary diversity and reductions in food insecurity, these effects are less pronounced without the mediating influence of input subsidies. The results demonstrate the necessity of aligning input subsidy programs with cooperative models to achieve meaningful food security outcomes. To maximize these benefits, the study recommends strengthening the integration of social protection programs with cooperatives, implementing targeted training for cooperative members, and promoting inclusive practices to ensure equitable access to program benefits. These insights provide valuable guidance for policymakers seeking to enhance rural development and contribute to achieving global food security goals.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":37831,"journal":{"name":"World Development Perspectives","volume":"39 ","pages":"Article 100710"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144713047","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}

{"title":"Global mining and the production of inequality: a case for continued inquiry","authors":"Deanna Kemp ,&nbsp;John R. Owen","doi":"10.1016/j.wdp.2025.100708","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.wdp.2025.100708","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":37831,"journal":{"name":"World Development Perspectives","volume":"39 ","pages":"Article 100708"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144711922","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}

{"title":"Land Rights for Women in Rural Ethiopia: Legal Framework and Reality","authors":"Mekonnen Nigusie Asfaw ,&nbsp;Ayelech Kidie Mengesha ,&nbsp;Katharina Gugerell ,&nbsp;Reinfried Mansberger ,&nbsp;Doris Damyanovic","doi":"10.1016/j.wdp.2025.100705","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.wdp.2025.100705","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The right to access land is fundamental to meaningfully empower women and to address gender disparity in developing countries. Consequently, the issue of rural women’s access to land is the crucial aspect of land law and its implementation. Proper implementation of the laws governing the right to access to rural land is essential for reinforcing gender equalities. This article investigates the adequacy of the legal and institutional framework of land rights especially for women, identifies gaps in the practical implementation of land rights for women, and offers recommendations on facilitating a better land access for rural women.To address these research objectives, a qualitative research approach was employed. Qualitative data collection techniques, such as in-depth interviews, key informant interviews and focus group discussions were applied to collect data. The obtained data were analyzed using thematic data analysis techniques employing Atlas ti.8 Software. The study revealed that the existing formal land laws are not sufficient to ensure rural women’s land access and to protect their land rights, though rural women are required to be treated equally to men in the acquisition, use, and control of land. Gaps in the implementation of laws regulating access to rural land and a lack of institutions at local level have been identified. To better protect and enforce the right of rural women to access land, gender-sensitive legal frameworks should be properly enforced and appropriate institutional frameworks created in the study area.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":37831,"journal":{"name":"World Development Perspectives","volume":"39 ","pages":"Article 100705"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144632335","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}

{"title":"Economy-wide impacts of palm oil downstream in North Sumatra: A CGE approach","authors":"Achmad Rifa’i","doi":"10.1016/j.wdp.2025.100706","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.wdp.2025.100706","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Commodity downstreaming is a key strategy in increasing value added and driving structural transformation of the economy in Indonesia. This study investigates economic impact of palm oil downstreaming policies in North Sumatra using the Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) approach based on the IndoTERM model. By simulating scenarios of increasing productivity in the palm oil downstream sector, this study evaluates its impact on macroeconomic indicators, employment, trade, and sectoral and spatial distribution. Empirical results indicate that downstreaming has a significant positive impact on GDP, investment, exports, and real wages at both regional and national levels, although creates economic disparities between regions, especially for CPO-producing regions such as Riau and Jambi. Downstream sectors such as cooking oil, cosmetics, and soap experience a high investment surge, while the upstream sectors actually show contractions. Downstreaming improves value added and national export competitiveness, eventhough import of intermediate inputs and dependence on foreign technology increases which must be anticipated. These findings emphasize the requirement for an inclusive, long run oriented downstreaming policy design accompanied by strengthening infrastructure, workforce capacity, and cross-sectoral governance to drive economic benefits distributed more equally and sustainably.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":37831,"journal":{"name":"World Development Perspectives","volume":"39 ","pages":"Article 100706"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144572553","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}

{"title":"Shifting paradigm in water resources management: Public willingness to participate in watershed management of Batu Kurau, Perak, Malaysia","authors":"Khalid Sayed ,&nbsp;Ridzwan Nazimuddin ,&nbsp;M.I. Syakir ,&nbsp;Shaiful Yusuff ,&nbsp;Rahmah Johar ,&nbsp;Zaher Mundher Yaseen","doi":"10.1016/j.wdp.2025.100694","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.wdp.2025.100694","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Water resources management (WRM) in Malaysia is currently undergoing a period of transformation. A central tenet of integrated water resources management (IWRM) is the active involvement of the public in decision-making processes. The successful implementation of this participatory approach hinges on the public’s willingness to participate (WTP). The present study investigates the levels of WTP among residents in three agriculturally-based villages located within the Batu Kurau watershed, a region where local communities depend on the watershed for their water needs. WTP was assessed through a structured questionnaire survey administered to 302 respondents across the three villages. The questionnaire was designed to evaluate various factors potentially influencing WTP, including socioeconomic characteristics, awareness and knowledge of watershed issues, values related to water resource use, satisfaction with both water and watershed management, and perceptions regarding involvement in watershed governance. The findings indicated a high level of WTP, with approximately 80% of respondents expressing support for the involvement in watershed management initiatives. Key determinants of WTP included respondents’ perceived knowledge of watershed-related issues, satisfaction with existing water and watershed management practices, personal water consumption behaviours, and a favourable attitude towards participatory governance in watershed management. In contrast, socioeconomic factors such as income, education, and occupation did not exhibit a statistically significant influence on WTP. Among the critical environmental concerns identified by the respondents, drought and flooding were highlighted as the most pressing issues within the watershed, whereas other concerns were perceived as less significant. All influential variables excluding socioeconomic factors demonstrated a positive correlation with WTP, underscoring the critical role of public awareness and satisfaction in the successful adoption of IWRM. These results affirm the potential for community engagement in the implementation of watershed management programmes, thereby reinforcing the viability of people-centred approaches to IWRM in the Malaysian context. The study offers valuable insights for policymakers seeking to develop watershed management frameworks that are responsive to local environmental challenges, such as drought and flooding, while also enhancing public satisfaction and participation. The integration of such participatory and locally grounded strategies may contribute to more effective and sustainable IWRM outcomes in Malaysia and comparable settings globally.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":37831,"journal":{"name":"World Development Perspectives","volume":"39 ","pages":"Article 100694"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144572872","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}

{"title":"Determinants of use of digital innovation and its impact on land acquisition and food security among farming households in Nigeria","authors":"Adeolu Ayanwale ,&nbsp;Ayodeji D. Kehinde","doi":"10.1016/j.wdp.2025.100702","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.wdp.2025.100702","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study explores the interplay between digital innovation, land acquisition, and food security among farming households in Nigeria—a nexus that has received limited empirical attention. Drawing on data from the General Household Survey (GHS-Panel) by the National Bureau of Statistics under the LSMS framework, the analysis includes 5,051 farming households. A combination of analytical techniques—descriptive statistics, Double Hurdle model, Probit regression, Endogenous Switching Probit regression, and the Household Dietary Diversity Score (HDDS)—was used to investigate these relationships. Findings show that the average household head was 50 years old with seven years of education; most households were male-headed (80 %) and averaged five members. Despite high mobile phone ownership (94.56 %), digital exclusion persists, as 61.56 % of households lacked internet access, and 78.23 % did not hold legally registered land. Only 3 % had access to formal credit, and over half cultivated less than one hectare of land. The average HDDS was 9, with 53 % of households deemed food secure. Regression results revealed that digital innovation adoption was significantly influenced by age, education, asset value, household size, and access to finance. Moreover, digital innovation, gender, remittance income, and education significantly improved land access and food security, highlighting the need for targeted digital inclusion policies in rural Nigeria.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":37831,"journal":{"name":"World Development Perspectives","volume":"39 ","pages":"Article 100702"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144564052","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}

{"title":"Understanding how national development planning (NDP) shapes public institutions and procedures for development: the case of Colombia","authors":"Fabian Telch","doi":"10.1016/j.wdp.2025.100701","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.wdp.2025.100701","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This article explores how national development planning (NDP) shapes the institutions and processes for coordinating multi-level strategic planning of public organizations for development in Colombia, drawing on the views of local NDP scholars and practitioners. This article applies a strategic planning lens to analyze the influence of NDP in public organizations, based on the data from 21 interviews of Colombian scholars and key experts. I found that NDP works as the State brain to think about cross-cutting issues and as a participative mechanism to foster the continuity of an implicit development agenda across public organizations. Additionally, the national planning agency DNP has worked as an elite school of dedicated econocrats that shapes the planning processes of public organizations, despite challenges linked to coordination and assessment of development processes, decentralizing the state capacity and a self-colonized way of thinking. My findings are of value to development scholars and decision-makers, particularly in Global South countries.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":37831,"journal":{"name":"World Development Perspectives","volume":"39 ","pages":"Article 100701"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144535024","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}

{"title":"An overview of financial subsidy programs in Vietnamese fisheries during the past 25 years: An evaluation and recommendations towards improved future mechanisms","authors":"Phuong Viet Le ,&nbsp;Luong Trong Nguyen ,&nbsp;Khanh Quoc Nguyen","doi":"10.1016/j.wdp.2025.100704","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.wdp.2025.100704","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Fisheries subsidies have been implemented for decades in many countries as a mechanism to support food security, livelihood and sustainable fisheries. However, there have been increasing concerns about the effectiveness, controllability, and relationship between subsidies and overfishing, and fisheries resource degradations since the early 1990 s. Because of the importance of marine fisheries in social economic development and national food security, the Vietnamese government introduced the first fisheries subsidies in 1997. After that three more subsidy programs were implemented in 2008, 2010, and 2014 with targeting on offshore fishing fleet development. This study provides an overview of the context, contents, application, achievement, and limitations of those four Vietnamese fisheries subsidies during the past 25 years. A total of more than $1.5 billion has been distributed for loans, quasi-lump sum fuel cost support, and insurance programs to improve fishing capacity and operation. The number of Vietnamese offshore fishing boats substantially increased from 2,891 boats in 1996 to 34,825 boats in 2023 partly based on those capital credit programs. However, subsidy schemes have shown several limitations. All of these have been discussed in this paper, in addition to recommendations of possible strategies for reform. The paper can help policy makers and managers to better design for future fisheries development programs to align with the World Trade Organization’s agreement on fisheries subsidies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":37831,"journal":{"name":"World Development Perspectives","volume":"39 ","pages":"Article 100704"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144518132","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}

{"title":"Public and household financing of education in India: are they substitutes or complements?","authors":"Aswathy Rachel Varughese ,&nbsp;Indrajit Bairagya","doi":"10.1016/j.wdp.2025.100703","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.wdp.2025.100703","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The present study investigates the relationship between public and household education expenditures in India from 1987 to 2018, using data from the National Sample Survey. Unlike previous studies that often considered education financing in isolation, this study employs an Intertemporal Utility Maximization framework to estimate the substitutability or complementarity between these expenditures. The analysis is based on the Auspitz-Lieben-Edgeworth-Pareto (ALEP) approach, diverging from the traditional Hicks-Allen method. By doing so, it extends the theoretical literature on the substitutability and complementarity of these expenditures under the ALEP framework. Empirical findings, derived from the Generalised Method of Moments in dynamic panel data analysis, indicate that public and household education expenditures in India are complementary. Specifically, increased public spending on education enhances the marginal utility of household education expenditure. These results are consistent under both linear and non-linear utility function specifications. The study concludes by emphasizing the importance of increasing public spending to provide essential amenities, thereby encouraging Indian households to invest more in their children’s education.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":37831,"journal":{"name":"World Development Perspectives","volume":"39 ","pages":"Article 100703"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144514112","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}