This article reviews the recent literature on diversification as a livelihood strategy of rural households in developing countries, with particular reference to sub-Saharan Africa. Livelihood diversification is defined as the process by which rural families construct a diverse portfolio of activities and social support capabilities in order to survive and to improve their standards of…
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The Journal of Development Studies is a peer-reviewed journal published by Taylor & Francis, covering Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare, International Development and Aid, Income, Poverty, and Inequality. Over its lifetime it has published 4,575 papers, which have received 159,070 citations.
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
|---|---|
| Reference style | Author–year (APA) Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text Smith, A., Jones, B., & Lee, C. (2023). A representative article title. The Journal of Development Studies, 12(3), 45–58.
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| Publishes research in | Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare International Development and Aid Income, Poverty, and Inequality Agricultural risk and resilience Microfinance and Financial Inclusion |
| ISSN | 0022-0388 |
| Citation impact (2-yr) | 1.6 |
| h-index | 169 |
| i10-index | 2,364 |
| Top institutions publishing here | World Bank |
| Journal website | www.tandfonline.com |
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Longitudinal data on household living standards open the way to a deeper analysis of the nature and extent of poverty. While a number of studies have exploited this type of data to distinguish transitory from more chronic forms of income or expenditure poverty, this paper develops an asset-based approach to poverty analysis that makes it…
This article surveys the latest developments in the literature on the impact of inward foreign direct investment (FDI) on growth in developing countries. In general, FDI is thought of as a composite bundle of capital stocks, know‐how, and technology, and hence its impact on growth is expected to be manifold and vary a great deal…
This article argues that the development of the financial system of the recipient country is an important precondition for FDI to have a positive impact on economic growth. A more developed financial system positively contributes to the process of technological diffusion associated with FDI. The article empirically investigates the role the development of the financial…
Production of fresh vegetables for export has grown rapidly in a number of countries in sub-Saharan Africa over the last decade. This trade brings producers and exporters based in Africa together with importers and retailers in Europe. Large retailers in Europe play a decisive role in structuring the production and processing of fresh vegetables exported…