Progress in Development Studies

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Ever wondered whether affirmative action is effective? Read this recently published article by @Niaz_Asadullah, @JeronJJ and @jameschin110 on how this turned out in Malaysia.

Ever been interested in how decentralisation works across boundaries? Read this #hotoffthepress article by @matthewsabbi on cross-boundary collaborations amongst councillors in Ghana pays off @unibt

On this #WorldFoodDay_2022, have a read Hayatullah Ahmadzai's paper that asks whether diversifying production portfolios is an ideal strategy to boost farming efficiency in Afghanistan. @UoNEconomics

How do donor countries mainstream climate change into their Official Development Assistance? Kisang Kim, Esther S. Choi and Suh-Yong Chung find that South Korea’s climate mainstreaming remains in the incipient stage doi.org/10.1177/146499… @StanfordEnergy

Thinking about who owns property? Read Daphne Engel's review of @obeng_odoom's book titled 'Property, Institutions and Social Stratification in Africa' doi.org/10.1177/146499… @CambridgeUP

#Bookreview by Yogesh Mishra of L. N. Venkataraman's 'The Social Construction of Capabilities in a Tamil Village' doi.org/10.1177/146499…, @OrientBlackSwan @terischool

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#hotoffthepress Is group lending a collateral for informal credit? A study of the market of Andhra Paresh by Tiziana Venittelli found that members of group lending received lower interest rates doi.org/10.1177/146499…, @Glabor_org @UninaIT

Do you know about India's Right to Education Act? Amanda Gilbertson and Ben Arnold discuss whether the Act is a Rightful Share. doi.org/10.1177/146499… @AIinstitute, @deakinresearch @DeakinREDI #education #India #distribution

We're looking for a reviewer for the Routledge Handbook on Livelihoods in the Global South routledge.com/The-Routledge-…… edited by @FionaNunan, Claire Barnes and Sukanya Krishnamurty. Reach out if you're interested. @iddbirmingham @devcomms

#Bookreview of Smart Cities in Asia: Governing Development in the Era of Hyper-Connectivity by Balazs Laki. doi.org/10.1177/146499… @@btt201888 @edwardel @Elgar_Politics

#articleoftheday, what are the financial and daily lives of male and female sex workers in Mombasa Kenya?Read article bu Emmy Kageha, Lorraine Nencel, @IdaSabelis and @Wangarikimemia1, doi.org/10.1177/146499…, @aphrc, @VUamsterdam

“Not only captures essential questions of our time (populism, polarization, privatization, bureaucratization) but confronts issues that will be only more central & relevant throughout the 21st century.” @PIDSjournal reviews @edwarmi *Civil Society* ↓ tinyurl.com/2w3ycvdc

Congratulations to our Dániel Margócsy & @CamUniGeography's Katarzyna Cieslik for winning the Progress in Development Studies @PIDSjournal Best Article Award for their paper ‘Datafication, Power and Control in Development’ (doi.org/10.1177/146499…)! journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/14…

Congratulations to Katarzyna Cieslik and Dániel Margócsy whose paper titled ‘Datafication, Power and Control in Development: A Historical Perspective on the Perils and Longevity of Data’ (doi.org/10.1177/146499…) for best paper in 2021 @CamUniGeography

What role do organizations play in volunteer–local relationships? What is the importance of making space and time for more equitable relationships? This new paper by @jinchen_4 delves into these questions #geography #friendships #relationships

In Ghana, men will get involved in domestic work when their partners are pregnant. Read ' ‘I Do Not Want Her to be Doing Anything Stressful’: Men’s Involvement in Domestic Work During Pregnancy in Ghana' doi.org/10.1177/146499… @HHaukanes @AlbertKpoor