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Livelihood strategies and NTFP utlisation among rural female-headed households in Limpopo Province, South Africa 南非林波波省农村女性户主家庭的生计战略和NTFP利用情况

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World Development Perspectives

Pub Date : 2026-01-30 DOI: 10.1016/j.wdp.2026.100765

Lloyd J.S. Baiyegunhi , Linley Chiwona-Karltun

Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) play a crucial role in the livelihoods of female-headed households in rural South Africa, though level of utilisation varies. While research highlights their significance, few studies examine how local agro-ecological conditions shape income sources and trade-offs between agriculture and NTFP collection. This study draws on household survey data collected from 240 female-headed households in Limpopo Province. Using the sustainable livelihood framework, households were grouped into livelihood clusters based on NTFP income shares, and the determinants of NTFP utilisation were analyzed with a Multinomial Logit (MNL) regression model. Spearman’s rank correlation revealed a negative association between NTFP income and crop, livestock, and wage income but a positive association with social grants and remittances. One-way ANOVA indicated no significant differences in total income across livelihood clusters, suggesting that NTFPs primarily supplement rather than determine household income, with social grants and remittances buffering variations in utilisation. In contrast, crop and livestock income play a smaller role in these household livelihood strategies based on varying levels of NTFP utilisation. Overall, the findings affirm that NTFP collection remains a key livelihood strategy for female-headed households, complementing other income sources. Policies promoting sustainable forest management, capacity building, and improved market access should recognize and support NTFP collection to enhance rural livelihoods. Further research should examine non-income factors, including livelihood stability, resilience, and the long-term sustainability of NTFP-based livelihoods.

非木材林产品在南非农村女性户主家庭的生计中发挥着至关重要的作用，尽管利用水平各不相同。虽然研究强调了它们的重要性，但很少有研究考察当地农业生态条件如何影响收入来源以及农业与非热带植物保护计划收集之间的权衡。本研究利用了从林波波省240个女性户主家庭收集的住户调查数据。利用可持续生计框架，基于NTFP收入份额将家庭划分为生计集群，并使用多项Logit （MNL）回归模型分析NTFP利用的决定因素。Spearman的等级相关性揭示了NTFP收入与作物、牲畜和工资收入之间的负相关，但与社会补助和汇款呈正相关。单因素方差分析显示，不同生计集群的总收入没有显著差异，这表明国家非森林保护计划主要是补充而不是决定家庭收入，社会补助和汇款缓冲了使用情况的变化。相比之下，作物和牲畜收入在这些基于不同非热带植物保护计划利用水平的家庭生计战略中发挥的作用较小。总体而言，调查结果证实，收集NTFP仍然是女性户主家庭的一项关键生计战略，是对其他收入来源的补充。促进可持续森林管理、能力建设和改善市场准入的政策应承认并支持收集非森林保护植物，以改善农村生计。进一步的研究应检查非收入因素，包括生计稳定性、复原力和以ntfp为基础的生计的长期可持续性。

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How narratives shape disaster recovery: the ‘disaster representation space’ in Tamil Nadu, India 叙事如何塑造灾后重建：印度泰米尔纳德邦的“灾难再现空间”

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World Development Perspectives

Pub Date : 2026-01-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.wdp.2026.100766

Chandni Singh , Mark G.L. Tebboth , Jasmitha Arvind , Roger Few

How can long-term disaster recovery be made more effective and inclusive? This question is central to research and practice on disaster management, with emerging calls for understanding how certain recovery priorities and processes gain prominence, often with very different outcomes for people impacted by disasters. Using empirical evidence from Tamil Nadu in South India, we explore the representation of disasters in three areas: how the disaster-triggering hazard itself is represented, how disaster-affected populations are represented and are able to represent themselves, and how recovery from disasters is represented. To do this we draw on three disasters that have occurred over the past quarter of a century: the Indian Ocean Tsunami, the South Indian Floods, and Cyclone Gaja. Using multiple lines of data, including multi-stakeholder interviews, and participatory group discussions, we demonstrate the crucial role that representation plays in influencing recovery processes and outcomes. We synthesise the empirical findings through the ‘disaster representation space’ where representations from disaster frontlines are juxtaposed with top-down narratives and those brokered by intermediaries. We argue that conferring greater representational power and agency on populations that are typically marginalised can contribute to more positive, inclusive and long-term recovery outcomes.

如何使长期的灾难恢复变得更有效和更具包容性？这个问题是灾害管理研究和实践的核心，越来越多的人呼吁理解某些恢复优先级和过程是如何突出的，往往会给受灾害影响的人带来截然不同的结果。利用来自印度南部泰米尔纳德邦的经验证据，我们从三个方面探讨了灾害的表征：如何表征引发灾害的危险本身，如何表征受灾害影响的人口并能够表征他们自己，以及如何表征灾后恢复。为此，我们借鉴了过去25年里发生的三次灾难：印度洋海啸、南印度洪灾和强热带气旋“加贾”。使用多种数据线，包括多方利益相关者访谈和参与性小组讨论，我们证明了代表性在影响恢复过程和结果方面发挥的关键作用。我们通过“灾难表征空间”综合了实证研究结果，在“灾难表征空间”中，来自灾难前线的表征与自上而下的叙事和中介中介的叙事并列。我们认为，赋予通常被边缘化的人群更大的代表权和代理权，可以促进更积极、包容和长期的复苏结果。

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Basic Income and social cohesion: Exploring the effects of a BI pilot in informal settlements in Hyderabad 基本收入和社会凝聚力：探索商业智能试点在海德拉巴非正式住区的影响

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World Development Perspectives

Pub Date : 2026-01-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.wdp.2026.100764

Diana Bashur , Vibhor Mathur

While Basic Income (BI) experiments have expanded globally, most evidence has focused on wellbeing, health, labour, and other individual-level indicators. Community-wide effects, such as social cohesion, remain relatively underexplored. This paper draws on mixed-methods research on a community-wide BI pilot implemented in informal settlements in Hyderabad. The pilot consisted of a cash payment and a ‘Plus’ in the form of relational support. We find significant positive effects on various social cohesion indicators, with participants reporting boosts in dignity, inclusive decision-making, trust, solidarity, cooperation and mutual support linked to the intervention. Our findings confirm the BI and wider cash transfer literature on the potential of unconditional and universal cash as a tool for strengthening social cohesion.

虽然基本收入（BI）实验已经在全球范围内扩展，但大多数证据都集中在福利、健康、劳动力和其他个人层面的指标上。整个社区的影响，如社会凝聚力，仍然没有得到充分的探索。本文借鉴了在海德拉巴非正式住区实施的社区BI试点的混合方法研究。该试点项目包括现金支付和关系支持形式的“Plus”。我们发现，干预对各种社会凝聚力指标产生了显著的积极影响，参与者报告说，干预提高了他们的尊严、包容性决策、信任、团结、合作和相互支持。我们的研究结果证实了BI和更广泛的现金转移文献关于无条件和普遍现金作为加强社会凝聚力工具的潜力。

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A quest for rural tourism sustainability along the Annapurna sanctuary trail in Nepal: a study of tourist satisfaction and loyalty 尼泊尔安纳普尔纳保护区沿线乡村旅游可持续性的探索：游客满意度和忠诚度的研究

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World Development Perspectives

Pub Date : 2026-01-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.wdp.2026.100763

Surendra Tiwari , Thi Phuoc Lai Nguyen , Ajay Thapa

Tourist loyalty is essential for sustaining rural tourism destinations, particularly in fragile mountain environments. This study investigates the key destination elements—attractions, accessibility, accommodation, amenities, and awareness (5As), assesses tourist satisfaction, and identifies the factors influencing tourist loyalty along the Annapurna Sanctuary Trail, a prominent trekking route leading to the base camp of Mount Annapurna (8,091 m). Primary data were collected through a questionnaire survey of domestic and international tourists (n = 100). Descriptive statistics, spider charts, Fisher’s exact test, Mann–Whitney test, multiple linear regression, and path analysis were employed to examine destination attributes, satisfaction levels, and loyalty determinants. The results indicate that domestic and international tourists share similar perceptions of the 5As, except for accessibility and awareness. Overall, tourists reported high satisfaction and a strong intention to recommend the destination. Path analysis reveals that attractions, accommodation, awareness, and accessibility significantly influence tourist loyalty both directly and indirectly through overall satisfaction, whereas amenities exert only a direct effect. The findings contribute theoretically by empirically validating the mediating role of tourist satisfaction between destination attributes and loyalty in a rural trekking context. Practically, the study provides actionable insights for destination planners, local governments, and tourism service providers, emphasizing the need to prioritize improvements in accommodation quality, primary health services, road and footpath conditions, waste management, transport services, and digital connectivity. These targeted interventions are critical for enhancing tourist loyalty, promoting domestic tourism, and ensuring the long-term sustainability of rural mountain destinations.

游客的忠诚对于维持乡村旅游目的地至关重要，尤其是在脆弱的山区环境中。本研究调查了主要目的地要素——景点、可达性、住宿、便利设施和认知度（5a），评估了游客满意度，并确定了安纳普尔纳保护区步道（一条通往安纳普尔纳山大本营（8091米）的著名徒步路线）沿线游客忠诚度的影响因素。通过对国内外游客（n = 100）进行问卷调查，收集初步数据。采用描述性统计、蜘蛛图、Fisher精确检验、Mann-Whitney检验、多元线性回归和路径分析来检验目的地属性、满意度水平和忠诚度决定因素。结果表明，除了可达性和认知度外，国内外游客对5a的认知相似。总体而言，游客满意度很高，并有强烈的意向推荐目的地。路径分析表明，景点、住宿、意识和可达性通过整体满意度对游客忠诚度产生直接和间接的显著影响，而便利设施仅产生直接影响。研究结果通过实证验证了旅游者满意度在乡村徒步旅行目的地属性和忠诚度之间的中介作用，从而为研究提供了理论依据。实际上，该研究为目的地规划者、地方政府和旅游服务提供商提供了可操作的见解，强调需要优先考虑改善住宿质量、初级卫生服务、道路和人行道条件、废物管理、运输服务和数字连接。这些有针对性的干预措施对于提高游客忠诚度、促进国内旅游和确保农村山区旅游目的地的长期可持续性至关重要。

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Masculinity in sociological theory: A review of practices, perspectives on analysis and challenges in the contemporary context 社会学理论中的男性气质：当代语境下的实践回顾、分析视角和挑战

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World Development Perspectives

Pub Date : 2026-01-21 DOI: 10.1016/j.wdp.2026.100760

Elvira Nadirova, Kuralay Mukhambetova

The relevance of the study of masculinity in sociological theory is due to the growing need to rethink gender roles and their impact on contemporary social structures. The aim of this study was to comprehensively examine masculinity in the context of contemporary social change, with a focus on its social practices and global transformations. The methodology of the article was based on a comprehensive analysis of scientific literature, comparative and sociological analysis with an intersectional approach. The research identified key trends in the study of masculinity, including cultural differences and the influence of media on the formation of gender identities. Particular attention was paid to different concepts such as hegemonic and marginalised masculinity and their relationship to issues of power and social inequality. It was found that hegemonic masculinity contributes to gender inequality, oppression of women and representatives of non-traditional forms of masculinity. Masculinity is a social construct, not a biological given, and is subject to significant change under the influence of social norms and practices. Modernity requires a rethinking of traditional gender roles and the promotion of inclusive forms of masculinity. The findings emphasise the importance of further research on masculinity for a deeper understanding of the phenomenon of gender identity.

社会学理论中男性气质研究的相关性是由于越来越需要重新思考性别角色及其对当代社会结构的影响。本研究的目的是全面考察当代社会变革背景下的男子气概，重点关注其社会实践和全球变革。本文的方法是基于科学文献的综合分析，比较和社会学分析与交叉方法。该研究确定了男性气质研究的主要趋势，包括文化差异和媒体对性别认同形成的影响。特别注意了霸权和边缘化男子气概等不同概念及其与权力和社会不平等问题的关系。研究发现，霸道的男子气概助长了性别不平等、压迫妇女和代表非传统形式的男子气概。男子气概是一种社会建构，而不是生物学赋予的，在社会规范和实践的影响下会发生重大变化。现代性要求我们重新思考传统的性别角色，提倡包容的男性气质。这些发现强调了进一步研究男性气质对于更深入地理解性别认同现象的重要性。

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Economic fitness and energy justice transition in Africa: empirical evidence from political, environmental, and governance pathways 非洲的经济适应性和能源正义转型：来自政治、环境和治理途径的经验证据

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World Development Perspectives

Pub Date : 2026-01-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.wdp.2026.100759

Abdulkadri Toyin Alabi

This study examines how economic fitness drives energy justice transition across 30 African countries between 2011 and 2020. Drawing on a balanced panel dataset and employing the Panel-Corrected Standard Errors (PCSE) technique, the study first demonstrates a robust positive direct effect of economic fitness on a composite energy justice index capturing distributive, procedural, and restorative dimensions. Conditional pathways further revealed that political stability amplifies this effect in North and West Africa but dampens it where governance is fragmented, while environmental quality exhibits a complex, region-dependent moderation pattern. Mediation analyses reveal that government effectiveness serves as a critical channel through which structural economic capacity translates into equitable energy outcomes, particularly in contexts with stronger institutional frameworks. Regional heterogeneity tests further indicate that energy-importing countries reap greater justice dividends from complexity than exporters, highlighting the importance of domestic market dynamics. The asymmetric effects confirm that the impact of economic fitness intensifies at higher levels of energy justice performance, highlighting non-linear gains as countries progress along the transition curve. Robustness checks, using lagged variables, alternative estimators, and variable substitutions, consistently corroborate these findings. These results suggest that beyond capital and technology, structural economic diversification is foundational to Africa’s equitable energy future. The key policy implication is the need to integrate industrial upgrading into national energy strategies. African governments should promote economic complexity whilst ensuring an inclusive energy transition that leaves no one behind.

本研究考察了2011年至2020年间30个非洲国家的经济适应性如何推动能源正义转型。利用平衡面板数据集并采用面板校正标准误差（PCSE）技术，该研究首先证明了经济适应度对捕获分布、程序和恢复性维度的综合能源正义指数的强大的积极直接影响。条件路径进一步表明，在北非和西非，政治稳定放大了这一效应，但在治理分散的地区，这一效应受到抑制，而环境质量则表现出一种复杂的、依赖于地区的调节模式。调解分析表明，政府效率是结构性经济能力转化为公平能源结果的关键渠道，特别是在制度框架较强的背景下。区域异质性检验进一步表明，能源进口国比出口国从复杂性中获得更多的公平红利，突出了国内市场动态的重要性。不对称效应证实，能源公平绩效水平越高，经济适宜度的影响就越强，随着国家沿着过渡曲线发展，经济适宜度的收益呈非线性。鲁棒性检查，使用滞后变量，替代估计器和变量替换，一致地证实了这些发现。这些结果表明，除了资本和技术之外，结构性经济多样化是非洲能源公平未来的基础。关键的政策含义是需要将产业升级纳入国家能源战略。非洲各国政府应提高经济复杂性，同时确保包容性能源转型，不让任何一个人掉队。

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Cultivating change: exploring the link between certification, dietary quality and women’s empowerment among coffee farmers in Rwanda 培育变革：探索卢旺达咖啡农认证、饮食质量和妇女赋权之间的联系

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World Development Perspectives

Pub Date : 2026-01-06 DOI: 10.1016/j.wdp.2025.100757

Sophia Bohn , Meike Wollni , Bruno Paz

Sustainability standards promise not only to promote environmentally friendly production, but also to improve farmers’ livelihoods by linking them to high-value markets. While there has been extensive research on how sustainability standards affect farmers’ incomes, much less attention has been paid to whether sustainability standards can help improve smallholders’ diets. In addition, the role of women’s empowerment as a potential pathway through which sustainability standards may affect nutrition has remained largely unexplored. Using cross-sectional survey data from 711 coffee farmers in Rwanda (283 non-certified and 428 certified under Rainforest Alliance, Fairtrade, Organic, or Café Practice), we assess the impact of certification on dietary quality and the potential mediating role of women’s empowerment. Dietary quality is measured using the Dietary Quality Questionnaire (DQQ), a standardized tool implemented globally in more than 50 countries. Women’s empowerment is captured through an aggregated empowerment score reflecting production and related capacity building, access to and decision-making over productive resources, control over income, and time allocation. Using inverse probability weighted regression adjustment (IPWRA), we find positive associations between certification and dietary quality outcomes. In addition, results of mediation analyses show that women’s empowerment mediates part of this relationship especially through women’s empowerment in agricultural production. Our findings suggest that enhancing women’s empowerment within certification schemes is not only an important goal in itself, but can also make a significant contribution to improving smallholders’ dietary quality outcomes.

可持续性标准不仅承诺促进环境友好型生产，还承诺通过将农民与高价值市场联系起来，改善他们的生计。虽然对可持续性标准如何影响农民收入进行了广泛的研究，但对可持续性标准是否有助于改善小农饮食的关注却少得多。此外，妇女赋权作为可持续性标准可能影响营养的潜在途径的作用在很大程度上仍未得到探索。利用来自卢旺达711名咖啡农的横断面调查数据（283名未经认证，428名通过雨林联盟、公平贸易、有机或咖啡实践认证），我们评估了认证对饮食质量的影响以及妇女赋权的潜在中介作用。膳食质量是通过膳食质量问卷（DQQ）来衡量的，这是一个在全球50多个国家实施的标准化工具。妇女赋权是通过综合赋权得分来衡量的，该得分反映了生产和相关能力建设、对生产资源的获取和决策、对收入的控制以及时间分配。使用逆概率加权回归调整（IPWRA），我们发现认证与饮食质量结果之间存在正相关。此外，中介分析结果表明，妇女赋权对这种关系起到了部分中介作用，特别是通过妇女在农业生产中的赋权。我们的研究结果表明，在认证计划中加强妇女赋权不仅本身是一个重要目标，而且可以为改善小农的饮食质量结果做出重大贡献。

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Role of cattle fattening in urban poverty reduction and livelihood improvement in Africa: Evidence from a Ghanaian city 养牛在非洲城市减贫和改善生计中的作用：来自加纳一个城市的证据

IF 2.3 Q2 DEVELOPMENT STUDIES

World Development Perspectives

Pub Date : 2026-01-05 DOI: 10.1016/j.wdp.2026.100758

Mohammed Awal Abubakari , Moses Naiim Fuseini , Ibrahim Abu Abdulai

Although interest in livestock production in and around West African cities has gained traction in recent years, the contribution of this widespread practice to poverty reduction has not been adequately researched. This study, therefore, responds to the limited literature on how cattle fattening in African cities contributes to poverty reduction, using empirical evidence from Wa in Ghana. A concurrent mixed-methods design was adopted, involving the use of questionnaires and key informant interview guides for data collection. Data obtained from 110 cattle holders and four purposively selected key informants were analysed using descriptive statistics, multiple regression, Wilcoxon signed-rank test, and thematic analysis. The findings show that urban cattle fattening in urban areas generates employment, increases household income, and facilitates the accumulation of productive assets. However, high feeding costs, lack of vaccination services, neighbour complaints, theft, and housing constraints limit its full potential. The study recommends investment in veterinary services, affordable feeding options, community engagement mechanisms, and training and extension services to enhance productivity. Furthermore, urban livestock policies should recognize cattle fattening as a viable pathway for livelihood improvement and poverty alleviation.

尽管近年来人们对西非城市及其周边地区的畜牧生产越来越感兴趣，但这一广泛做法对减贫的贡献尚未得到充分研究。因此，本研究利用来自加纳Wa的经验证据，对有关非洲城市养牛如何有助于减贫的有限文献做出了回应。采用并行混合方法设计，包括使用问卷调查和关键信息提供者访谈指南进行数据收集。采用描述性统计、多元回归、Wilcoxon符号秩检验和专题分析对110名养牛户和4名有目的选择的关键举报人的数据进行分析。研究结果表明，城市地区的城市养牛创造了就业机会，增加了家庭收入，并促进了生产性资产的积累。然而，高昂的喂养费用、缺乏疫苗接种服务、邻居投诉、盗窃和住房限制限制了其充分发挥潜力。该研究建议投资于兽医服务、负担得起的喂养选择、社区参与机制以及培训和推广服务，以提高生产力。此外，城市畜牧业政策应承认养牛是改善生计和减轻贫困的可行途径。

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Neoliberalism, state intervention and the quest for public-private partnerships in Tanzanian Healthcare: A historical discourse analysis, 1960s–2020s 新自由主义，国家干预和寻求公私伙伴关系在坦桑尼亚医疗：一个历史话语分析，20世纪60年代至2020年代

IF 2.3 Q2 DEVELOPMENT STUDIES

World Development Perspectives

Pub Date : 2026-01-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.wdp.2025.100756

Shakila Halifan Mteti, Chakupewa Joseph Mpambije

After gaining independence in 1961, Tanzania faced challenges in improving health services due to limited funds, a weak health system, and a growing population. To address this, public–private partnerships (PPPs) were introduced, converting many faith-based organisation (FBO) hospitals into district-designated hospitals (DDHs). Although this approach has been widely discussed, scholars remain uncertain if it has fully achieved its intended goals. Based on a historical analysis using qualitative data particularly oral and archival source from Iringa, Morogoro, Singida, Lindi, and Tanga regions of Tanzania, it is argued that the objectives of the PPP were moderately achieved. Data revealed that service users from Tosamaganga, St. Francis, Kilimatinde, St. Augustine, and St. Walburg’s DDHs, were contented with improved provision of healthcare. It was also revealed that the DDHs reduced the government’s financial burden, and the money saved was redirected to improve other important community services. The DDHs also strengthened their partnership with the government by renovating and improving health system infrastructure, while the government’s payments to staff helped reduce turnover. This arrangement minimized bureaucracy and boosted operational efficiency, which in turn increased community trust in the services offered. Given the socio-economic and political context that prevailed in Tanzania, it was necessary to introduce and implement PPP to ensure that healthcare provision continued for community survival. These findings emphasise the importance of enhancing PPPs include FBOs to improve healthcare infrastructure and service delivery in Tanzania. Policymakers and practitioners can use this information to develop more effective collaborative strategies that increase access to quality healthcare.

1961年获得独立后，由于资金有限、卫生系统薄弱和人口不断增长，坦桑尼亚在改善卫生服务方面面临挑战。为了解决这个问题，引入了公私伙伴关系（ppp），将许多基于信仰的组织（FBO）医院转变为地区指定医院（dhs）。虽然这种方法已经被广泛讨论，但学者们仍然不确定它是否完全达到了预期的目标。基于对坦桑尼亚伊林加、莫罗戈罗、辛吉达、林迪和坦噶地区口头和档案资料的定性数据的历史分析，本文认为PPP的目标已经适度实现。数据显示，来自托萨马甘加、圣弗朗西斯、基利马廷德、圣奥古斯丁和圣瓦尔堡的ddh的服务用户对医疗保健服务的改善感到满意。报告还显示，ddh减轻了政府的财政负担，节省下来的钱被用于改善其他重要的社区服务。dhs还通过翻新和改善卫生系统基础设施加强了与政府的伙伴关系，而政府对工作人员的支付也有助于减少人员流失率。这种安排减少了官僚作风，提高了运作效率，从而增加了社区对所提供服务的信任。鉴于坦桑尼亚普遍存在的社会经济和政治背景，有必要引入和实施公私合作伙伴关系，以确保继续为社区生存提供医疗保健服务。这些发现强调了加强公私伙伴关系的重要性，包括fbo，以改善坦桑尼亚的医疗基础设施和服务提供。决策者和从业人员可以利用这些信息制定更有效的合作战略，增加获得高质量医疗保健的机会。

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Money is the milk of tiger: domesticating patriarchy, microcredit, and the moral economy of women disempowerment in rural Bangladesh 金钱是老虎的奶：驯化父权制，小额信贷，以及孟加拉国农村妇女权力被剥夺的道德经济

IF 2.3 Q2 DEVELOPMENT STUDIES

World Development Perspectives

Pub Date : 2025-12-19 DOI: 10.1016/j.wdp.2025.100755

Dyeoan Fatema Tuz Johura , Macario Lacbawan , Maherun Nahar Mumu , Tunvir Ahamed Shohel

This research explores how the distribution of money through microcredit, hailed as a critical empowerment tool but steeped in a gendered moral economy, inadvertently results in the dispossession of women in rural Bangladesh. Employing a qualitative approach, this study utilized in-depth interviews (IDIs) through snowball sampling, conducted between June 2022 and July 2022 among microcredit recipients in the rural locations of Chuadanga, Dumuria, and Batiaghata sub-districts of the Khulna division, Bangladesh. Using the lens of moral economy, this study illustrates how social norms and moralized views of money enable men to maintain their dominance over women by controlling microcredit loans. While microcredit serves as a financial lifeline for women, it also perpetuates dispossession by reinforcing patriarchal norms. We argue that this dispossession is largely unquestioned, as it is perceived as a hegemonic reality due to the prevailing moral understanding that money is an extension of men’s public domain and a tool for fulfilling their moral obligations as heads of their families. Although much scholarly work has examined microcredit in other parts of the country, few studies focus specifically on Microcredit Development Institutions (MDIs) and their role in further disenfranchising women beneficiaries in the Khulna division. This study contributes to the literature by laying the groundwork for future in-depth investigations into MDIs and their impact on gender disempowerment in the region.

本研究探讨了小额信贷的资金分配是如何在不经意间导致孟加拉国农村妇女被剥夺的。小额信贷被誉为一种重要的赋权工具，但却浸淫在性别道德经济中。本研究采用定性方法，通过滚雪球抽样，在2022年6月至2022年7月期间对孟加拉国库尔纳省Chuadanga、Dumuria和Batiaghata街道农村地区的小额信贷受贷者进行了深度访谈（IDIs）。运用道德经济学的视角，本研究说明了社会规范和道德的金钱观如何通过控制小额信贷使男性保持对女性的统治地位。虽然小额信贷是妇女的经济生命线，但它也通过强化父权规范使剥夺永久化。我们认为，这种剥夺在很大程度上是毋庸置疑的，因为它被认为是一种霸权现实，因为普遍的道德理解是，金钱是男人公共领域的延伸，是他们作为一家之主履行道德义务的工具。虽然许多学术工作审查了该国其他地区的小额信贷，但很少有研究专门关注小额信贷发展机构及其在进一步剥夺库尔纳省妇女受益者权利方面的作用。本研究通过为未来深入调查mdi及其对该地区性别赋权的影响奠定基础，为文献做出了贡献。

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