JDS (est. 1964) was the first international journal in development studies. We publish research at the crossroads of policy, theory and practice of development.
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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.
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What is the association between Cambodia’s COVID-19 cash transfer program and household food security during the pandemic?
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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
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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
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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
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🌍 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.…
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Free Entry Ticket to the Labour Market: The Long-Run Effects of Free Compulsory Education on Labour Supply
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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.
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❓ 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.
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19 Sep 2025
📚 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.
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17 Sep 2025
📚 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
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10 Sep 2025
📢 Our 10th [Oct] issue of 2025 is up!
✨Featuring 8⃣ articles & 4⃣ book reviews on aid, governance, economics, gender, migration, poverty & more!
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📚 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
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📢 Our 9th [Sept] issue of 2025 is up!
✨Featuring 8⃣ articles & 4⃣ book reviews on climate, governance, agriculture, gender, migration, WASH & more!
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29 Aug 2025
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
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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.
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#BookReview @UTArlington
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22 Aug 2025
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.
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20 Aug 2025
💰 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.
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15 Aug 2025
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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.
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