According to the author, rather than alleviating poverty, microfinance financialises poverty.
By indebting poor people in the Global South, it drives financial expansion and opens new …

The COVID-19 pandemic has hit at a time when microfinance is at its historical peak, with an
estimated 139 million microfinance customers globally. Cambodia's microfinance sector is …

In this review, we explore the potential of green microfinance to contribute to transformations
to sustainability. Green microfinance aims for environmental objectives in addition to …

Groundwater use, particularly for agricultural purposes, has exploded globally. This was
driven by the advent of deep tubewell groundwater lifting technology, state‐led incentives for …

Groundwater is one of the most challenging common pool resources to govern, resulting in
resource depletion in many areas. We present an innovative use of collective action games …

With reference to agrarian environments in southern India, this article argues that insights
from political ecology provide an important way to move forward on debates on human …

This article critically analyzes agrarian finance in terms of household credit and debt in the
global south. I introduce interdisciplinary concepts about agrarian finance before reviewing …

The development of irrigation is generally considered an efficient way to reduce poverty in
rural areas, although its impact on the inequality between farmers is more debated. In fact …

In this commentary paper, the current state of research on the tightly connected and bi-
directional relationships among modern slavery, environmental degradation and climate …

Projects to foster climate-resilience have become a standard feature of agricultural and rural
development strategies across the global South. Yet what resilience means in practice is …