Access to energy is recognised to be at the heart of human development. However, there is
a paucity of empirical research on the impact of access to energy on human development …

It is widely accepted that country-averages of income, literacy, life expectancy and other
indicators conceal widespread human deprivation and inequality. The measures of human …

Recent claims of 21st century global convergence and the 'rise of the South'suggest a
profound and ongoing redrawing of the global map of development and inequality. This …

Summary Background The Human Development Index (HDI)—a composite metric
encompassing a population's life expectancy, education, and income—is used widely for …

This study investigates the rise in female headship in Latin America and its relationship with
changing living arrangements and household living conditions. Understanding the family …

As a representative of modern energy, the level of electricity consumption can be regarded
as an appraisal criterion of a country's development level. This study analyses the causality …

Feminist urban studies has been generated through a hierarchical ordering, tending to be
strongly bifurcated by those scholars who study issues pertaining to cities in the “global …

This paper empirically assesses energy poverty from an end-user perspective. The concept
of an energy poverty penalty is developed arguing that people that are deprived of a certain …

Recent years have seen a proliferation of composite indicators or indexes of governance
and their use in research and policy-making. This article proposes a framework of 10 …

This article seeks to draw possible lessons for adaptation programmes in Bangladesh by
examining whether cyclone preparedness and relief interventions are subject to corrupt …