Journal of Development Studies (JDS)

Bangladesh has experienced a significant decline in fertility in recent decades. At the same time, the country has witnessed a rapid increase in microcredit coverage. This article examines the role of microcredit in fertility decline. #JDevStudies: bit.ly/4vIZJE0

What is the association between Cambodia’s COVID-19 cash transfer program and household food security during the pandemic? A new open-access paper in #JDevStudies answers this question: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

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While Farmer Producer Organisations (FPO) are widely studied, little evidence integrates gender-sensitive approaches. New in #JDevStudies: Can Farmer Collectives Empower Women and Improve Their Welfare? Mixed Methods Evidence from India Read here: bit.ly/4dn6Jjx

What does development mean for each? Who are included within the development discourse? What changes take place in terms of governance and ownership of resources, as a port-city is formed? These are some of the crucial questions that we attempt to address in this article.

Port‑city development is reshaping India’s coasts - but at what cost? New in #JDevStudies: Infrastructure, Spatial Imaginaries and Dispossession: Narratives of Port-City Making - Shilpa Krishnan & Sambit Mallick Read here: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

🌍 A new paper in #JDevStudies investigates the relationship between climate-related disasters and tax morale in 25 sub-Saharan African countries from 2011 to 2021. Read now: Climate-Related Disasters, Inequality, and Tax Morale in Sub-Saharan Africa - tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

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🎓 Free Entry Ticket to the Labour Market? A new study in #JDevStudies considers the long run effects of free compulsory education on labour supply with a focus on rural China. Read open-access here: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

❓ What effects do armed actors have on agricultural food systems? A new paper in #JDevStudies focuses on the Sudanese Armed Forces and Rapid Support Forces in Sudan’s agrifood system. Open-access - read here: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

📚 New book review in #JDevStudies! Ida Bastiaens reviews Trade Agreements and Women by @bahri_amrita, a timely analysis of how trade policy can better support women's empowerment in global negotiations. Read more 👉: doi.org/10.1080/002203… #BookReview @OxUniPress

📚 New book review in #JDevStudies! Philip Steinberg reviews Judicial Territory by Shaina Potts, a sharp analysis of how US courts extended legal authority over postcolonial economies after WWII Read more👉: doi.org/10.1080/002203… #BookReview @DukePress

📢 Our 10th [Oct] issue of 2025 is up! ✨Featuring 8⃣ articles & 4⃣ book reviews on aid, governance, economics, gender, migration, poverty & more! 👉Check it out: tandfonline.com/toc/fjds20/cur… 🇮🇳🇲🇽🇻🇳🇯🇵🇬🇭

📚 New book review in #JDevstudies! Roland Bleiker [@rbleiker] reviews Making Peace with Nature by Eleana J. Kim, a powerful account of how biodiversity and war shape life in the Korean DMZ Read more👉: doi.org/10.1080/002203… #BookReview @DukePress

📢 Our 9th [Sept] issue of 2025 is up! ✨Featuring 8⃣ articles & 4⃣ book reviews on climate, governance, agriculture, gender, migration, WASH & more! 👉Check it out: tandfonline.com/toc/fjds20/cur… 🇮🇳🇲🇲🇮🇷🇲🇽🇪🇹

Can your phone signal your socio-economic status? An intriguing study in @JDevStudies uses just 4⃣ questions to measure individual inequality using mobile phone data. Tested in 🇬🇭,🇨🇻 &🇬🇲 📝@jorgencarling & Nicolás Caso Read more 👉🏽: doi.org/10.1080/002203…

Why do teacher career reforms succeed in parts of Latin America but not others? 🇧🇷🇵🇪 Chambers-Ju reviews Schneider’s book on how technocrats, unions & policy networks not broad coalitions shaped education reform. Read more👉: doi.org/10.1080/002203… #BookReview @UTArlington

Why did Indonesia's resource nationalism intensify after the commodity boom ended? 🇮🇩 Singh reviews @evewarburton's book on how domestic business interests shaped uneven, enduring nationalist policies in mining and palm oil. Dig Deeper 👉: doi.org/10.1080/002203… #Bookreview

💰 How much does having limited cash cost? A new article by Olabisi & Persaud shows that poor households in 🇹🇿 miss out on bulk discounts, paying up to 30% more when cash is tight. Liquidity constraints raise food costs. Dig Deeper 👉🏽: doi.org/10.1080/002203… @michiganstateu

📢 New in #JDevStudies! Castaldi [@CCastaldi], et al. find that collective trademarks can foster inclusive development by protecting authenticity, expanding markets and community identity, but only with strong governance and commitment. Read more👉: doi.org/10.1080/002203…