Entrepreneurship is widely argued to be critical for alleviating extreme poverty. However,
research on this topic is characterized by diverging perspectives regarding poverty …

Growing awareness of the size and organizational potential of informal economies in the era
of globalization has triggered a profusion of research on linkages between the formal and …

Money from Nothing explores the dynamics surrounding South Africa's national project of
financial inclusion—dubbed" banking the unbanked"—which aimed to extend credit to black …

Under the banner of corporate social responsibility (CSR), corporations have become
increasingly important players in international development. These days, CSR's union of …

Western policymakers, political activists and academics alike see patronage as the chief
enemy of open, democratic societies. Patronage, for them, is a corrupting force, a hallmark of …

In recent years, urban youth have emerged as a major focus in development agendas. At
times condemned as a lost generation of deprived, restless agents of lawlessness, at others …

Liberal democracy appears in crisis. From the rise of 'law and order'and ever tougher forms
of means-testing under 'austerity politics' to the outcome of Britain's referendum on leaving …

This article considers the emergence of informal brokers in the context of an increasingly
formalized regime of transnational labour migration from Indonesia. Following the 1997 …

Brokers have long featured in the anthropological literature as figures that connect disparate
social worlds. Using their particular knowledge, skills and authority, they bridge gaps …

What do you want for yourself in the next five, ten years? Do your plans involve marriage,
kids, a new job? These are the questions a real estate agent might ask in an attempt to …