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The Canadian Journal of Development Studies is an interdisciplinary, bilingual forum for research on international development theory, policy and practice.

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We are delighted to announce that the Canadian Journal of Development Studies/ La Revue canadienne d’études du développement has increased its Impact Factor from 2.22 in 2021  to 2.5 in 2022!
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Why is it relevant, in agricultural research, to study dynamic and cumulative processes shaping technology adoption as much as snapshot analyses of its determinants? doi.org/10.1080/02255189.202…

Heterogeneous pathways of technological change in marginalised rural areas: the case for fuller...

Dynamic and cumulative processes shaping technology adoption receive less attention in agricultural research compared to snapshot analyses of its determinants. We address this through theory-driven...

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What are the overlooked effects of Fair Trade USA certification on class formation among coffee workers? doi.org/10.1080/02255189.202…

Fair trade certification and class formation in Nicaragua’s coffee plantations

Focusing on the first Fair Trade USA-certified coffee plantation in Nicaragua, this paper examines its overlooked effects on class formation among coffee workers. It first explores the type of work...

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Why do top-heavy, donor-driven policies to turn development bottom-up fail? #OpenAccess doi.org/10.1080/02255189.202…

Bottom-up development as framed freedom: developmentality and donor power

International development assistance is founded on and reproduces a set of conceptual and structural binaries. Development actors themselves have attempted to alter lopsided aid relations, as illus...

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What lessons can be drawn from the failures and successes of previous Indigenous Entrepreneurship policies to guide policymakers towards a more inclusive approach? doi.org/10.1080/02255189.202…

Policy-making for Indigenous entrepreneurship: towards an inclusive approach

This paper investigates the success level of Indigenous entrepreneurship (IE) policies, examines if there is an international dimension to the successes and failures of IE policies, and synthesises...

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Effet de l’investissement direct étranger sur la santé en Afrique sub-saharienne : quel rôle de la gouvernance? doi.org/10.1080/02255189.202…
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Does economic complexity enhance governance quality in Africa? doi.org/10.1080/02255189.202…

Does economic complexity enhance governance quality in Africa?

The importance of governance in promoting economic growth and its crucial role in the achievement of other Sustainable Development Goals have been largely discussed in the literature. Given the imp...

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Are cash-for-work programmes good for local economic growth? doi.org/10.1080/02255189.202… #OpenAccess
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Are cash-for-work programmes good for local economic growth? doi.org/10.1080/02255189.202… #OpenAccess

Are cash-for-work programmes good for local economic growth? The case of donor-funded public works...

This article investigates whether public works / cash for work (CfW) programmes contribute to economic growth locally, beyond benefits paid to participants, especially in contexts of flight and mig...

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What are the implications of the diversification of the sugar production in Zimbabwe, occasioned by the land redistribution implemented in since 2000, on wealth accumulation by sugar outgrowers? doi.org/10.1080/02255189.202…

Diversification of sugar production in Zimbabwe: wealth accumulation from below by outgrowers

This article analyses the implications of the diversification of the sugar production occasioned by the land redistribution implemented in Zimbabwe since 2000 on wealth accumulation by sugar outgro...

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Does the Canadian government support women's rights to land in sub-Saharan Africa? doi.org/10.1080/02255189.202… @ChrisDHuggins

Does the Canadian government support women's rights to land in sub-Saharan Africa?

Canada's Feminist International Assistance Policy (FIAP) commits Canada to promote the land rights of women, and to provide at least 50 per cent of bilateral funding to sub-Saharan African countrie...

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In what ways does the discourse surrounding impact investing in Brazil help to legitimise the ongoing project of wealth accumulation among the Brazilian elite, and thus the maintenance of Brazil’s structural inequalities? doi.org/10.1080/02255189.202… #OpenAccess
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Quelle est l'importance de la dimension affective dans l'étude du volontourisme, particulièrement auprès des acteurs du Sud? doi.org/10.1080/02255189.202…

Étude de cas sur le volontourisme : des expériences guatémaltèques chargées de sens

Cet article examine l’expérience de Guatémaltèques dans des contextes de volontourisme en mobilisant la théorie de l’affect de l’échange social de Lawler. À la suite d’une recherche terrain menée e...

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Are progressive reforms possible in Chile in a context of right-wing politics and elite opposition? doi.org/10.1080/02255189.202…

Tackling wealth accumulation in a context of social upheaval: the property tax in Chile

In this paper, we ask whether progressive reforms are possible in conditions of right-wing politics and elite opposition. We study the scope of a tax reform in the context of wealth concentration, ...

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How useful is the developed-developing binary when understanding police reform in the cases of Jamaica and Canada? doi.org/10.1080/02255189.202…

Beyond binaries: a comparative analysis of police reform in Jamaica and Canada

This article challenges the developed-developing binary when understanding police reform by comparing two cases – Jamaica and Canada. Grounded in critical development studies and criminology litera...

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Quelles ont été les principales controverses suscitées par la campagne de vaccination contre la COVID-19 au Bénin? doi.org/10.1080/02255189.202… #OpenAccess
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Quelles sont les principales réponses sociales développées par la population de Zinder pour un accès pérenne à l’eau? doi.org/10.1080/02255189.202…

Stratégies d’adaptation des populations à la précarité hydrique dans la ville de Zinder, Niger

Cet article traite des stratégies d’adaptation développées par les Zinderois pour faire face à la précarité hydrique. À partir d’un travail de terrain qui a permis d’interroger les acteurs interven...

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How have power struggles over independence shaped the directions of changing ideological frames in postcolonial Mauritius? doi.org/10.1080/02255189.202…

The colour of wealth concentration: the defence of economic privilege and multicultural ideology in...

Ideologies play a key role in the maintenance of inequality. Yet, as the case of the Franco-Mauritians, the white elite of Mauritius, shows, ideologies are also often challenged. Following struggle...

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Les spécificités socioculturelles ont-elles un effet sur la relation entre l’inclusion financière et la croissance économique dans les pays d’Afrique subsaharienne? doi.org/10.1080/02255189.202…

Effet de l’inclusion financière sur la croissance économique en Afrique subsaharienne : une analyse...

Selon le Programme de développement durable à l’horizon 2030 des Nations Unies, l’inclusion financière a un rôle crucial à jouer dans la réalisation des objectifs de développement durable. L’object...

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What pathways are used to politicise the LEAP programme in Ghana? doi.org/10.1080/02255189.202…

“They are my people, add them!” The politicisation of poverty reduction programmes in the Global...

Numerous impact assessments have shown that Ghana’s cash transfer programme, the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP), has contributed to poverty alleviation and improved schooling. Althou...

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How do the terms by which farmers are incorporated into the market vary, depending on the type of farmer and market? doi.org/10.1080/02255189.202… #OpenAccess

Incorporation of different types of farmers into different coffee markets

Many development organizations aim for greater incorporation of farmers into the market; however, global value chain scholars warn that farmers may be adversely incorporated and advise to analyse t...

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