Habib Zaman Khan
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the corporate social responsibility (CSR) reporting information of Bangladeshi listed commercial banks and explores the potential effects of corporate governance (CG) elements on CSR disclosures. Design/methodology/approach The annual reports of al...
Syed Abul Basher, Perry Sadorsky
Aiyesha Dey
ABSTRACT I investigate whether corporate governance is associated with the level of agency conflicts in firms. I employ exploratory principal components analysis on 22 individual governance variables to obtain seven factors that represent the different dimensions of governance for a firm. I measure ...
Richard Crook, James Manor
This book is an in-depth empirical study of four Asian and African attempts to create democratic, decentralised local governments in the late 1980s and 1990s. The case studies of Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire, Karnataka (India) and Bangladesh focus upon the enhancement of participation; accountability betwee...
Prabirendra Chatterjee, Sudipta Sarangi, Beatriz Armendáriz de Aghion, Jonathan Morduch
The microfinance revolution, begun with independent initiatives in Latin America and South Asia starting in the 1970s, has so far allowed 65 million poor people around the world to receive small loans without collateral, build up assets, and buy insurance. This comprehensive survey of microfinance s...
Heidi Kreibich, Anne F. Van Loon, Kai Schröter, Philip J. Ward et al.
Abstract Risk management has reduced vulnerability to floods and droughts globally 1,2 , yet their impacts are still increasing 3 . An improved understanding of the causes of changing impacts is therefore needed, but has been hampered by a lack of empirical data 4,5 . On the basis of a global datase...
Crises, poverty and gender inequality - current themes and issues, Shelley Feldman from survival strategies to transformation strategies - women's needs and structural adjustment, Diane Elson women and the economic crisis in the Caribbean, Helen I. Safa and Peggy Antrobus the Mexican debit crisis - ...
Katia Iskandar, Laurent Molinier, Souheil Hallit, Massimo Sartelli et al.
Data on comprehensive population-based surveillance of antimicrobial resistance is lacking. In low- and middle-income countries, the challenges are high due to weak laboratory capacity, poor health systems governance, lack of health information systems, and limited resources. Developing countries st...
Laura McCann, Bonnie G. Colby, Κ. William Easter, Alexander Kasterine et al.
Tobias Adrian, Joshua V. Rosenberg
ABSTRACT We explore the cross‐sectional pricing of volatility risk by decomposing equity market volatility into short‐ and long‐run components. Our finding that prices of risk are negative and significant for both volatility components implies that investors pay for insurance against increases in vo...
Manohar Sharma, Manfred Zeller
Ataur Rahman Belal, David Owen
Purpose This paper seeks to respond to recent calls for more engagement‐based studies of corporate social reporting (CSR) practice by examining the views of corporate managers on the current state of, and future prospects for, social reporting in Bangladesh. Design/methodology/approach The paper use...
Timothy Evans, Monica Whitehead, Finn Diderichsen, Abbas Bhuiya et al.
Foreword PART I: ESTABLISHING VALUES 1. Challenging Health Inequities: An Introduction 2. The Social Basis of Disparities in Health 3. Ethical Dimensions of Health Equity 4. Health Equity in a Globalizing World PART II: ASSESSING AND ANALYZING THE HEALTH DIVIDE Introduction to Part II 5. Measuring D...
Muhammad Azeem Qureshi, Sina Kirkerud, Kim Theresa, Tanveer Ahsan
Abstract Using a large panel data set comprising 812 listed European firms, this study investigates whether sustainability disclosure (environmental, social, and governance) and female representation on boards affect firm value. We observe a positive impact of sustainability disclosure and board gen...
Mahabub Hossain, Hossain, Mahabub
There is a growing recognition that institutional credit plays an important role in the modernization of agriculture through technological change. It is clear that as those processes of modernization occur, incomes rise and expenditures on locally produced goods and services expand in such a manner ...