{"title":"Globalization and the “zero hunger” goal in Africa: Starving in an open world?","authors":"Isaac Ketu, Stéphane Mbiankeu Nguea","doi":"10.1002/jid.3928","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jid.3928","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Despite commendable efforts to end hunger and achieve Sustainable Development Goal 2, the prevalence of undernourishment is still inadmissibly high, especially in Africa. Though important determinants of undernourishment have been documented, little is known about the role of globalization. This paper aims to fill this gap using a sample of 48 African countries over 2000–2020 period and data from the KOF globalization index and the World Bank dataset. The results from Driscoll and Kraay's Standard Errors and Instrumental Variable Generalized Method of Moments (IVGMM) methods show that globalization reduces both the prevalence of undernourishment and child stunting in African countries. Accounting for the dimensions of globalization, the results show that while economic globalization is negatively associated with food security, social and political globalization enhances it. Moreover, income growth, government size and access to electricity are identified as channels through which globalization reduces hunger in Africa. African governments should develop evidence-based policies and interventions that leverage the opportunities presented by globalization to ensure food security.</p>","PeriodicalId":47986,"journal":{"name":"Journal of International Development","volume":"36 7","pages":"2769-2789"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142428895","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"When development cooperation principles clash: Country ownership and LGBTQI+ inclusion in hostile environments","authors":"Stephen Brown","doi":"10.1002/jid.3929","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jid.3929","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In some instances, two basic development cooperation principles appear to be in direct contradiction: on the one hand, the Sustainable Development Goals prescribe universal social inclusion under the leitmotif of “leave no one behind”, mandating an emphasis on the most marginalized. On the other hand, the cornerstone of development cooperation is “ownership”, which recognizes that countries must be free to choose their own priorities and strategies. To what extent can these two principles be reconciled in “hostile environments”, places where certain groups, such as LGBTQI+ people, are marginalized and even persecuted and criminalized? I argue that, while the SDGs are clear about the need for radical inclusion, the ownership principle lacks precision about who “owns” the concept. Adopting an emancipatory conceptualization of ownership, under which the ultimate beneficiaries should be the ones to determine priorities and strategies, eliminates the apparent contradiction and legitimizes support to marginalized groups even if their own governments disagree.</p>","PeriodicalId":47986,"journal":{"name":"Journal of International Development","volume":"36 7","pages":"2790-2804"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jid.3929","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142428896","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Filippo Grisolia, Sara Dewachter, Nathalie Holvoet
{"title":"Shifting the focus? From individual to collective-level effects of cash transfers: A systematic review of the impacts on social capital","authors":"Filippo Grisolia, Sara Dewachter, Nathalie Holvoet","doi":"10.1002/jid.3933","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jid.3933","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Contrary to the individual and household levels, analysis on the collective-level effects of cash transfers (CTs) is largely lacking. To fill such gap, this paper conducted a systematic review of the evidence around CT impacts on social capital. Available studies suggest that CTs can stimulate bonding social capital (social participation, membership of organizations), while often generate issues like rising inter-group tensions and social exclusion (bridging social capital). Overall, however, the existing evidence is scarce. The article invites CT-implementing agencies to design interventions in accordance with the envisaged impacts—not only at the individual but also at the collective level.</p>","PeriodicalId":47986,"journal":{"name":"Journal of International Development","volume":"36 7","pages":"2725-2768"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-07-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142430298","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Burcu Bayram, Sebastian H. Schneider, Jörg Faust, Catarina Thomson
{"title":"Manipulating the masses? Right-wing populist messages, political ideology, and public support for multilateral development aid in Germany, the United States, and the United Kingdom","authors":"A. Burcu Bayram, Sebastian H. Schneider, Jörg Faust, Catarina Thomson","doi":"10.1002/jid.3927","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jid.3927","url":null,"abstract":"<p>How does right-wing populism affect public preferences for foreign development aid spending across the liberal/conservative ideological spectrum? This research examines the complex interplay between exposure to right-wing populist messages targeting aid and political ideology at the mass level in Germany, the United States (U.S.), and the United Kingdom (UK) with data from original survey experiments. First, the experiments indicate that populist rhetoric reduces public support for foreign aid across all countries albeit to varying degrees. Second, the moderating role of political ideology is variable and complex across the different countries. In Germany, populist anti-aid messages reduce support among voters on the center of the ideological spectrum and among those without clear ideological preferences. In the U.S., anti-aid messages affect those on the left. In the UK, the effect of populist anti-aid rhetoric surprisingly does not vary cross ideological groups. Our results have implications for the prospects of public support for development cooperation in the shadow of populism.</p>","PeriodicalId":47986,"journal":{"name":"Journal of International Development","volume":"36 7","pages":"2705-2724"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jid.3927","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141802075","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Global challenges and developing economies: Strategies for inclusive and sustainable growth","authors":"Claudiu Tiberiu Albulescu, Inmaculada Martínez-Zarzoso, Dimitrios Papadas","doi":"10.1002/jid.3926","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jid.3926","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47986,"journal":{"name":"Journal of International Development","volume":"36 7","pages":"2671-2675"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141804733","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Impact of international trade on the income gaps between formal and informal sectors: Evidence from China","authors":"Xinxin Ma","doi":"10.1002/jid.3923","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jid.3923","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Using national longitudinal survey data, this study examines the impact of international trade on income gaps between formal and heterogeneous informal workers in China. The results demonstrate that the positive effect of trade on income is larger for informal employees and smaller for self-employed workers compared to formal employees. The decomposition results indicate that the disproportionate geographic distribution in tradable regions widens the income gaps between employment sectors, while the difference in international trade income premiums widens the income gap between formal and informal employees and narrows the income gap between formal employees and self-employed workers.</p>","PeriodicalId":47986,"journal":{"name":"Journal of International Development","volume":"36 6","pages":"2581-2607"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-07-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141661371","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ana Maria Vicente da Silva, Henrique Muzzio, Denis Silva da Silveira
{"title":"Analysing public policies for the creative economy: A systematic literature review","authors":"Ana Maria Vicente da Silva, Henrique Muzzio, Denis Silva da Silveira","doi":"10.1002/jid.3930","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jid.3930","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This paper seeks to conduct a comprehensive literature review analysing governmental initiatives, particularly public policies, pertaining to the needs of the creative economy (CE). The uniqueness of this paper lies in its unprecedented examination of literature on governmental actions for the CE. The methodology involved executing a rigorous systematic review of literature drawn from multiple credible research sources. The primary objective was to identify the stimuli, impediments and formulation processes across various sectors within the CE. The findings uncover a wide array of stimuli that policymakers can employ to foster the CE. We offer recommendations for constructing a policy framework.</p>","PeriodicalId":47986,"journal":{"name":"Journal of International Development","volume":"36 6","pages":"2655-2669"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141668429","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Which freedoms benefit the poor? A two-horse race between economic and political freedoms on health-adjusted life expectancy and child mortality, 1990–2020","authors":"Ingrid Holthe Helmersen, Indra de Soysa","doi":"10.1002/jid.3931","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jid.3931","url":null,"abstract":"<p>We examine theoretically and empirically whether democratic rights might be superior to economic rights in a two-horse race, utilizing indicators of poverty reduction, such as health-adjusted life expectancy (HALE) and child mortality as outcomes. The results show robustly that economic freedoms associate positively with HALE and negatively with child mortality, while the effect of democracy is more mixed. Studies reporting a negative effect of political freedoms on child mortality without accounting for economic freedoms, thus, are potentially mis-specified. These results are robust to a barrage of tests, alternative data, estimating method and formal tests of omitted variables bias.</p>","PeriodicalId":47986,"journal":{"name":"Journal of International Development","volume":"36 7","pages":"2676-2704"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jid.3931","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141667594","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Structural change and gender sectoral segregation in sub-Saharan African countries","authors":"Izaskun Zuazu","doi":"10.1002/jid.3925","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jid.3925","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Structural change has long been at the core of economic development debates. However, the gender implications of structural change are still largely unexplored. This paper helps to fill this gap by analysing the role of structural change in the gender distribution of sectoral employment in sub-Saharan African countries. I employ aggregate and disaggregate measures of gender sectoral segregation in employment, which measure the difference between the gender distribution across sectors with respect to the overall participation of women and men in the labour market. I build a panel database consisting of 10 sectors and 11 countries during 1960–2010. Fixed effects and instrumental variables' regression models show a significant, nonlinear link between labour productivity and gender segregation. Increasing labour productivity depresses gender segregation at initial phases of structural change. However, further productivity gains beyond a certain threshold of sectoral development increases gender segregation. Country-industry panel data models complement the analysis showing that relative labour productivity has a nonlinear impact in gender segregation: Initial increases in relative productivity increases feminization but further relative productivity gains foster the masculinization of sectors. The estimates suggest that manufacturing, utilities, construction, business, and government services are key to correct gender biases in employment along the process of structural change.</p>","PeriodicalId":47986,"journal":{"name":"Journal of International Development","volume":"36 6","pages":"2626-2654"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jid.3925","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141679303","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Knowledge, perception or disaster experience? The new determinants of household disaster preparedness behaviour in Bangladesh","authors":"Azreen Karim","doi":"10.1002/jid.3922","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jid.3922","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This paper explores the relationship among education, knowledge, perception and disaster experience to investigate whether household disaster preparedness behaviour mitigates income losses. We employ instrumental variables approach and generate indigenous knowledge from a large-scale dataset to examine responsiveness of disaster preparedness via unemployment and production. We identify disaster and climate knowledge perception as new determinant towards disaster risk reduction. Our findings suggest Disaster Preparedness Index (DPI) is almost 64% effective in mitigating household per capita net income loss in comparison with the mean via unemployment channel. We argue that informal education and community-based training could bring more efficacies in this loss mitigation mechanism.</p>","PeriodicalId":47986,"journal":{"name":"Journal of International Development","volume":"36 6","pages":"2557-2580"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141695640","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}