Development Studies

Latest research

1. Reframing Participatory Planning

   • Zeenat Mahjabeen
   • Krishna K. Shrestha

   Book 2026

   

2. Kenyan Civil Society and the Challenge of Extremism

   Book 2026

   

3. Resilient Infrastructures for Sustainable Development: A Cross-Country Reference

   in Engineering Cyber-Physical Systems and Critical Infrastructures

   Book 2026

   

4. The Socio-Political Systems of Highland Burma and the Art of Governance

   • Tony Waters

   Book 2026

   

5. How does climate change affect inclusive growth in African countries?

   • Jacques Simon Song
   • Borice Augustin Ngounou
   • Ghislain Moteng

   in Economia Politica

   Article 29 June 2026

   

6. Childhood visual impairment and health-related quality of life in Ghana: evidence from a cross-sectional study

   • Nana Akwasi Owusu Mensah
   • Josephine Ampomah Boateng
   • Kwadwo Owusu Akuffo

   in Health and Quality of Life Outcomes

   Article Open access 27 June 2026

7. Inequality matters: contrasting effects of income and wealth inequality on India’s economic growth (1990–2023)

   • Tasleem Araf
   • Md. Izhar Alam
   • Jainendra Kumar Verma

   in Quality & Quantity

   Article 26 June 2026

   

8. The Handbook of Large-Size Economies Development

   • Yao Ouyang

   Book 2026

   

9. Integrated impact quantification of proposed hydropower plants in Africa

   • Rebecca Peters
   • Jürgen Berlekamp
   • Christiane Zarfl,

   in Scientific Reports

   Article Open access 26 June 2026

   

10. Industrialization, Development and Technological Catch Up in East Asia

    • Rafael Shoenmann de Moura

    Book 2026

    

11. Banks and Development in Mozambique: Evidence from the Rural Bank Expansion Program

    • Claudia Chilundo
    • Julio Elias

    in Eastern Economic Journal

    Article 25 June 2026

    

12. The Voices of Working Children on the Trade-Offs from Working in Fisheries on the Volta Lake, Ghana

    • Thomas Yeboah
    • David Amaning Kwarteng
    • Emmanuel Kumi

    in The European Journal of Development Research

    Article 24 June 2026

    

13. Resource Dependence and Population Health Outcomes: Insights from Developing Countries (2000–2020)

    • Jeremy Ko
    • Albert Nii Dodoo

    in The European Journal of Development Research

    Article 24 June 2026

14. Reconceptualising Caribbean Migration

    Book 2026

    

15. Papers of the 1st International Seminar on Contemporary Geo-environmental Issues in the Global South, CGEIGS 2025

    Book 2026

    

16. Prevalence of Neurodevelopmental Disorders Among Preschool Children of Migrants and Refugees in High-Income Western Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

    • Kh Shafiur Rahaman
    • Caroline Mills
    • Amit Arora

    in Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

    Article Open access 20 June 2026

    

17. Self-Help Groups and Rural Development in Northeast India: Pathways Toward Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

    • Debashree Borah
    • Ashok Kumar Bora
    • Dhanjit Deka

    in The European Journal of Development Research

    Article 19 June 2026

    

18. Maternal awareness and practices regarding vitamin D and their impact on health outcomes in children under five years in Egypt

    • Seham El-Sayed Saleh
    • Abdelaziz Hendy
    • Eman Arafa Badr

    in Scientific Reports

    Article Open access 17 June 2026

    

19. US funding cuts offer a rare chance to remodel Global North–Global South research collaboration

    • Andrew Reid Bell
    • Sarobidy Rakotonarivo
    • Wei Zhang

    in Nature Human Behaviour

    Article 15 June 2026

    

20. Early Special Economic Zones as Drivers of Economic Growth

    • Soojin Park

    in Perspectives on Global Affairs

    Book 2026

    

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