We examine how political instability (PI) affects firms' product innovation and the strategies
that firms can employ in response to PI. We argue that while higher levels of PI influence …

The implicit assumption of the donor community is that Africa is trapped by its poverty, and
that aid is necessary if it is to escape. This article suggests an alternative view: that Africa is …

Environmental conservation initiatives, including marine protected areas (MPAs), have
proliferated in recent decades. Designed to conserve marine biodiversity, many MPAs also …

In this paper, the results of an empirical analysis of a set of 416 descriptive case studies
published by corporate members of the UN Global Compact are presented. Although these …

Diversification is a common livelihood strategy for rural households in developing countries,
with diversification being either a choice or necessity depending on individual household …

This article examines how developing countries can use, and enlarge, existing policy space,
without opting out of international commitments. It argues that:(i) a meaningful context for …

Recent long‐term demographic projections suggest a fast deceleration of global population
growth and the eventual peaking of world population later in this century at about 9.2 billion …

Achieving win-win outcomes in environment–development programs is a laudable goal, but
frequently difficult to realize. In this paper we review the possibilities for win-win climate and …

Background Out-of-pocket spending (OOPS) is the major payment strategy for healthcare in
Nigeria. Hence, the paper assessed the determinants socio-economic status (SES) of OOPS …

This paper studies the optimal allocation of government spending between health,
education and infrastructure in an endogenous growth framework. Infrastructure affects not …