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The process of resource mobilisation is fundamental in the creation of social value. However, the evidence that examines the approaches used by social entrepreneurs to mobilise critical resources in an environment with poor resources is limited. This study empirically explores social bricolage in the new research context of developing countries, building on the notion of 'social bricolage'). This abductive, multiple-case study adopts the qualitative methodological approach, using empirical data on five social enterprises in Egypt through in-depth interviews with industry experts, social entrepreneurs, and other management teams. Our study advances scholarly understanding of social bricolage by examining resource mobilisation processes over time in the resource-scarce context of developing countries. Our analysis traces the six social bricolage constructs: making do, refusal to be constrained by limitations, improvisation, the creation of social value, stakeholder participation, and persuasion and community involvement. Our empirical data identifies three more constructs associated with social bricolage: distributed leadership/teamwork, dynamic capabilities, and legitimacy (trust and reputation). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The EU has implemented a whole array of industrial policy programmes over the past decade to bolster the competitiveness of selected knowledge-intensive industries and to induce a digital and green transition. Responding to shifting competitive challenges in global capitalism, and the adoption of industrial strategies by other major economies, the new EU industrial policy seeks to onshore manufacturing capacity in sectors of geoeconomic importance, and simultaneously reduce dependencies on global value chains. Drawing on a historical materialist perspective, this article historizes and contextualises the financing strategies adopted within EU industrial policy. Faced with tight budgetary constraints, and deficit spending not being an option at the EU level, unlocking private investment takes centre stage, such as by tapping into capital markets or using member state aid or EU structural funds as a precursor, as well as by incentivising private investments through risk-absorbing financial instruments that rely on the EU budgetary resources. As will be shown, the EU has been experimenting with such risk-absorbing financial gimmicks for industrial policy purposes since the 1990s; yet, their usage has reached unprecedented levels with the heightened geoeconomic tensions since the 2008 and Covid-19 crises. The article demonstrates moreover that organised factions within financial and industrial capital have actively advocated for public safeguards, and that their deployment thus is not merely a functionalist response to shifting power dynamics or a desperate last resort in the absence of a supranational fiscal policy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This commentary discusses the relationship between the UK Labour Party and the financial services sector in the context of an approach to economic policy and growth. It highlights the historical scepticism of the Labour Party towards financial services, rooted in ideology and practical experience alongside a recognition of the need to engage with the sector to promote economic growth and investment. The Labour Party's evolving stance towards financial services is outlined, which has oscillated between support in the 1990s and early 2000s, to a more critical view in the 2010s, with a more recent return to advocacy. The commentary draws attention to a tension in the party's encouragement of an industry that can provide economic growth at home, while at the same time being wary of developing policies designed to provide necessary growth in other areas, such as in green technologies, but that might incur the disapproval of global financial investors. Labour's dilemmas are illustrative of the contemporary problems of policy formation in a relatively small but open economy, where options to promote growth and green investment are constrained in the face of the disciplinary power of global financial capital. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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In this special issue, we take up the metaphor of the ghost to identify the seemingly intangible yet undeniable persistence of racism, empire and colonialism in finance and the global capitalist economy. In the aftermath of a world system built through colonialism, imperialism and their race-making projects, we all emerge haunted by racial colonialism. Despite this differently-expressed but shared global condition, we also live in a world marked by a willed forgetfulness, occurring more broadly, and especially in fields like economics and political economy. We argue that in order to understand the cultural economy one must confront the ghostly aspects of it. This special issue contributes to the cultural economy of finance by demonstrating pivotal ways in which finance actually works. We do so by refracting the lens of contemporary financial activity to reveal hidden ghostly power relations connecting the past of empire and colonialism with the present of financialisation and coloniality. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: Climate change poses a significant threat to rural livelihoods in low- and middle-income countries. Enhancing the sustainability of these livelihoods is crucial for ensuring food security and nutrition at both global and regional levels. This study investigates the role of Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) practices in improving rural livelihoods in Latin America, specifically through the Climate Smart Village (CSV) approach. Methods: Our analysis involved a dataset of 267 households, comprising both adopters and non-adopters of CSA practices in CSVs across Guatemala, Honduras, and Colombia. We employed multiple correspondence analysis (MCA), Gower’s metric, agglomerative clustering, partitioning around medoids (PAM), and cluster validation. Our aim was to understand how CSA practices, which include the use of agroclimatic information, soil and water management practices, and risk diversification strategies, contribute to enhancing livelihoods. We examined this in the context of the five capitals (social, natural, physical, financial, and human) of the Sustainable Livelihoods Framework (SLF). Results: Our findings indicate that CSA farmers exhibit lower capital-based vulnerability compared to non-CSA farmers. This is particularly evident in the areas of social capital, as well as human and natural capital for certain CSA adopters. However, the similar performance in financial and physical capital between CSA and non-CSA farmers suggests the need for additional strategies to reduce vulnerability in these areas. We examined this through the Sustainable Livelihoods Framework (SLF), which includes five capitals: social, natural, physical, financial and human. Conclusion: These findings offer a valuable framework for policy and decisionmaking processes, helping to identify which capitals and dimensions of livelihood vulnerability should be prioritized in different contexts to achieve climate resilience and sustainable development. The study advocates for continued research efforts, incorporating expanded indicators, such as gender indicators within social and human capital definitions, for a more comprehensive assessment of CSA’s impact. The application of SLF for analyzing CSA’s contribution to rural livelihoods represents a novel approach in Latin American studies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study aims to examine the relationship between intellectual capital and value creation in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) companies by exploring the role of innovation orientation and innovation finance capital as mediator variables. This is important to do because in this era of globalization, intellectual capital (IC) is a crucial aspect that must be owned by companies. This is because the existence of IC can improve company performance and be able to compete in an increasingly competitive industry. The sample consisted of 137 participants obtained through a survey study using a path analysis regression model with IMB SPSS to test the research hypothesis. Empirical results show that intellectual capital and innovation have a significant and positive effect on SME value creation. This research enlightens SMEs and the domain of government principles on SME operations and systems. Government and organizational leaders need to improve control and promote close relationships among SMEs. This research can be a reference regarding the influence relationship between intellectual capital and value creation in SMEs. Value creation for SMEs is important to study so that management has input for improving performance, both in terms of products, services, and financial management. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The measurement of the impact of non-financial capitals on company value within the context of integrated reporting (IR) has remained an elusive empirical and practitioner question. The IR framework was designed to provide an improved corporate reporting approach to different stakeholders. However, the framework falls short of providing a tool that practitioners and stakeholders could use to determine how company value has changed over time. Objectives: The main objective of this research was to produce an enhanced IR framework through an Augmented Integrated Reporting Model (AIRM). Methods: The model tested the relationship of five capitals (financial, manufactured, intellectual, human, and social and relationship capitals) to company value. The study used quantitative research methodology that utilised panel data fixed effects regression analysis in EViews software. Results: The AIRM demonstrates that social and relationship capital have a positive impact on market share price, EVA and TobinQ, while association to share price at book value is negative. Human capital has a positive relationship to market share price and a negative influence on EVA, TobinQ and share price at book value. Intellectual and manufactured capital have positive associations with the four dependent variables of company value. Conclusions: This research implies that a contribution has been made in resolving the challenge of quantifying and measuring non-financial capitals and how they impact company value. The study recommends that IR report preparers, report analysts, investors, academics, and other relevant stakeholders use the AIRM to measure and manage the various capitals in the process of company value creation.

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With developments in global economic integration and the increase in future economic uncertainty, it is imperative to have the ability to predict future capital in relation to financial capital inflow and outflow predictions to ensure capital optimization is within a controllable range within the current macroeconomic environment and situation. This paper proposes an automated capital prediction strategy for the capital supply chain using time series analysis artificial intelligence methods. Firstly, to analyze the fluctuation and tail risk of the financial characteristics, the paper explores the financial characteristics for measuring the dynamic VaR from the perspectives of volatility, tail, and peak with the Bayesian peaks over threshold (POT) model. Following this, in order to make the modeling more refined, the forecast targets are split before modeling with seasonal Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA) models and Prophet models. Finally, the time series modeling of the wavelet Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) model is carried out using a two-part analysis method to determine the linear separated wavelet and non-linear embedded wavelet parts to predict strong volatility in financial capital. Taking the user capital flow of the Yu'e Bao platform, the results prove the feasibility and prediction accuracy of the innovative model proposed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The consistent underperformance of the Brazilian economy in the 21st century, despite some years of higher gross domestic product (gdp) growth in the 2000s, has coincided with positive outcomes in its financial system. This contradiction is examined in the article through the concepts of hegemony and financialization. The aim is to establish a connection between financial hegemony, economic structure, and aggregate profitability, to identify how the former affects negatively the latter. The weight of the financial sector and its ability to influence economic policies and sustain its gains in different contexts are evaluated. Additionally, the determinants of the profit rate and its relationship with structural factors are examined. The evidence points to a significant influence of financial capital, which, through adverse structural changes, affects long-term profit rate trends, and consequently affects the industry and foreign trade, while also allowing the financial sector to maintain its gains over time. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Despite contributing to host country economies, there is limited examination of self-employed female immigrants in the literature. While human, social, and financial capital are important for entrepreneurship in general, given immigrant women's intersectional identities, the potential exists for these factors to affect them differently. This study uses US data obtained from Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS) to empirically test the relationship of human, social, and financial capital on female immigrants' self-employment and compares these relationships with US-born women and male immigrants. While the results are mixed, overall, the findings suggest that female immigrants' odds of being self-employed, in relation to their levels of human, social, and financial capital, are influenced to a greater extent by their immigrant identity than their gender identity. Implications for future research and public policy are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Forests are increasingly recognized for their beneficial roles in human health. However, there is a debate on how forest health benefits can be accessed equitably, particularly by vulnerable forest-dependent rural communities in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Access to forest health benefits is determined by a range of interconnected means, including property rights, as well as natural, physical, human, social, and financial capital. This paper presents a literature review of the roles of means of access in shaping human health effects of forests. Evidence suggests that variations in these means of access are associated with varying ability to access forest health benefits. However, existing evidence is thin, mixed, and weak. A conceptual model is then developed to provide a framework for understanding how means of access moderate the effects of forests on health in rural LMICs to guide the generation of strong evidence. The multiple interconnected factors moderating the health effects of forests at the core of the conceptual framework promote the multisectoral and transdisciplinary approaches needed to enhance equitable access to forest health benefits. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

City-village relations and the withdrawal of financial capital produced from the agricultural sector of the villages and its transfer to the city; this research has analyzed the causes and factors of capital outflow from the villages to the cities and its consequences in the villages of Dehgolan county. This research is descriptive-analytical research. In addition to the librarydocumentary studies, the necessary data was obtained using a researcher-made questionnaire. Based on Cochran's formula, 340 samples were selected from rural farmers in 15 villages (out of 105 villages) by stratified sampling. Kolmogorov-Smirnov and correlation coefficient tests were used in SPSS software to ensure the normality of the data. Then, the structural equation modeling method was used in Smart PLS software for factor analysis of data. The most important factor affecting capital outflow is the institutional-management factor, the most important of which is the absence or ineffective presence of government institutions in the agricultural sector, weak support and facilities, and insufficient government investment in rural infrastructure. Among the most important social factors, we can mention the motivation to invest in the cities and the psychological and social security of investing in the city. The most important economic factors include income generation, ensuring the return of capital, and the existence of investment fields in cities (land and housing, industries, banks, etc.). Capital outflow is a phenomenon with institutional-management, economic, and social roots (in the order of importance). If it flows from rural areas to cities, it will intensify the inequality and instability of villages. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The measurement of the impact of non-financial capitals on company value within the context of integrated reporting (IR) has remained an elusive empirical and practitioner question. The IR framework was designed to provide an improved corporate reporting approach to different stakeholders. However, the framework falls short of providing a tool that practitioners and stakeholders could use to determine how company value has changed over time. Objectives: The main objective of this research was to produce an enhanced IR framework through an Augmented Integrated Reporting Model (AIRM). Methods: The model tested the relationship of five capitals (financial, manufactured, intellectual, human, and social and relationship capitals) to company value. The study used quantitative research methodology that utilised panel data fixed effects regression analysis in EViews software. Results: The AIRM demonstrates that social and relationship capital have a positive impact on market share price, EVA and TobinQ, while association to share price at book value is negative. Human capital has a positive relationship to market share price and a negative influence on EVA, TobinQ and share price at book value. Intellectual and manufactured capital have positive associations with the four dependent variables of company value. Conclusions: This research implies that a contribution has been made in resolving the challenge of quantifying and measuring non-financial capitals and how they impact company value. The study recommends that IR report preparers, report analysts, investors, academics, and other relevant stakeholders use the AIRM to measure and manage the various capitals in the process of company value creation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The EU has implemented a whole array of industrial policy programmes over the past decade to bolster the competitiveness of selected knowledge-intensive industries and to induce a digital and green transition. Responding to shifting competitive challenges in global capitalism, and the adoption of industrial strategies by other major economies, the new EU industrial policy seeks to onshore manufacturing capacity in sectors of geoeconomic importance, and simultaneously reduce dependencies on global value chains. Drawing on a historical materialist perspective, this article historizes and contextualises the financing strategies adopted within EU industrial policy. Faced with tight budgetary constraints, and deficit spending not being an option at the EU level, unlocking private investment takes centre stage, such as by tapping into capital markets or using member state aid or EU structural funds as a precursor, as well as by incentivising private investments through risk-absorbing financial instruments that rely on the EU budgetary resources. As will be shown, the EU has been experimenting with such risk-absorbing financial gimmicks for industrial policy purposes since the 1990s; yet, their usage has reached unprecedented levels with the heightened geoeconomic tensions since the 2008 and Covid-19 crises. The article demonstrates moreover that organised factions within financial and industrial capital have actively advocated for public safeguards, and that their deployment thus is not merely a functionalist response to shifting power dynamics or a desperate last resort in the absence of a supranational fiscal policy.

The purpose of this article is to consider Uber's economicmodel in connection with Sweezy and Baran's theory ofmonopoly capital. The article'smain thesis is thatmonopoly capital theory still provides useful analytical tools for understanding enterprises operating under platform capitalism. It has been shown that companies such as Uber attract patient venture capital through their monopoly position, which is also strengthened through marketing, and that their marketing serves as an element of outside lobbying. At the same time, Uber offers innovative methods of investing and accumulating an economic surplus, which changes the source of monopoly power. Despite several important differences in the operating model of platform companies compared to the monopolies of the Fordist era, they still rely on the familiar model of exploitation of both consumers and workers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The purpose of this research is to investigate the types of revenue creation models that life insurance firms in India generally employ, as well as how effective they are at accurately evaluating the financial performance of these companies. SBI Life and ICICI Prudential Life Insurance are the two life insurance providers that we have selected for this. To achieve the goals of the study, a variety of statistical and financial methods are employed in conjunction with secondary sources to gather data pertaining to the five-year period between 2018 and 2023. To analyze their performance, one must include financial, intellectual, human, social, and relationship capital. In all four of the models utilized in this analysis, SBI Life Insurance outperforms ICICI Prudential Life Insurance in terms of performance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Women entrepreneurs are promoted to adopt digital technology as a means of enhancing business performance. Therefore, this research aims to investigate the impact of human, social, financial, physical, and intellectual capital on digital technology adoption among women entrepreneurs. A quantitative method is used with an associative type across various business sectors in East Java Province, Indonesia. Furthermore, the sample is selected by purposive sampling with a total of 268 individuals. Data collection is carried out through a questionnaire, while the analysis is performed using PLS-SEM. The results show that human, financial, physical, and intellectual capital have a positive and significant influence on the adoption of digital technology among women entrepreneurs. However, only social capital reports an insignificant influence. Among the examined variables, intellectual capital plays the most crucial role in adopting digital technology. This research provides theoretical and practical implications for women entrepreneurs and the government. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Frailty, cognitive impairment, and depressive symptoms are closely interrelated conditions in the aging population. However, limited research has longitudinally analyzed the concurrent trajectories of these three prominent conditions in older adults in China. This study aimed to explore the eight-year trajectories of frailty, cognitive impairment, and depressive symptoms, and to identify individual-level and structural-level factors associated with the trajectories. Methods: Four waves of data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (2011–2018) were used to identify 6,106 eligible older adults. The main measures included frailty by the frailty index constructed using 30 indicators, cognitive impairment by the summary score of immediate and delayed word recall, figure drawing, serial subtraction, and orientation, and depressive symptoms by the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale. Multi-trajectory models identified the trajectories of frailty, cognitive impairment, and depressive symptoms over time. Multinomial logistic regression was employed to estimate the associations between individual-level capital factors and one structural factor (hukou and geographic residency) with the identified trajectories, adjusting for demographic characteristics. Results: Four trajectories emerged: (1) worsening frailty, worsening cognitive impairment, depression (14.0%); (2) declining pre-frailty, declining cognition, borderline depression (20.0%); (3) pre-frailty, worsening cognitive impairment, no depression (29.3%); and (4) physically robust, declining cognition, no depression (36.7%). Using the "physically robust, declining cognition, no depression" as the reference, not working, no social activity participant, worse childhood family financial situation, and poorer adult health were most strongly associated with the "worsening frailty, worsening cognitive impairment, depression" trajectory; worse health during childhood had the highest association with the "declining pre-frailty, declining cognition, borderline depression" trajectory; less education, lower household consumption, and rural hukou had the greatest association with the increased likelihood of the "pre-frailty, worsening cognitive impairment, no depression" trajectory. Conclusions: Findings could inform the understanding of the interrelationship of frailty, cognitive impairment, and depressive symptoms in older adults in China and may help practitioners detect adults at risk for adverse trajectories to implement strategies for proper care. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: The objective of the article is to examine the role of foreign venture capital and foreign business angels in companies' early internationalization based on the example of Polish ICT start-ups. Research Design & Methods: We based the scientific argument on an analysis of the existing state of knowledge in this area and the empirical research conducted among 220 Polish start-ups, which founded our logistic regression model. Findings: Based on the study, a positive relationship exists between the involvement of foreign venture capital funds in start-ups and their early internationalization. Implications & Recommendations: Start-ups should cooperate with foreign institutions, such as venture capital funds, as their knowledge and experience can be a source of start-ups' early internationalization. We recommend that scholars conduct further in-depth panel studies on the impact of foreign investment funds on the early internationalization process. Contribution & Value Added: The article covers research yet to be undertaken in research analyses in early internationalization and can serve as a starting point for further in-depth studies of the phenomenon, also based on start-ups from other countries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

With developments in global economic integration and the increase in future economic uncertainty, it is imperative to have the ability to predict future capital in relation to financial capital inflow and outflow predictions to ensure capital optimization is within a controllable range within the current macroeconomic environment and situation. This paper proposes an automated capital prediction strategy for the capital supply chain using time series analysis artificial intelligence methods. Firstly, to analyze the fluctuation and tail risk of the financial characteristics, the paper explores the financial characteristics for measuring the dynamic VaR from the perspectives of volatility, tail, and peak with the Bayesian peaks over threshold (POT) model. Following this, in order to make the modeling more refined, the forecast targets are split before modeling with seasonal Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA) models and Prophet models. Finally, the time series modeling of the wavelet Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) model is carried out using a two-part analysis method to determine the linear separated wavelet and non-linear embedded wavelet parts to predict strong volatility in financial capital. Taking the user capital flow of the Yu’e Bao platform, the results prove the feasibility and prediction accuracy of the innovative model proposed.

Research on the factors influencing a company's value creation has been widely studied with various methods and objects. However, different findings and conclusions were obtained from the diverse existing literature. Therefore, this study aims to analyze the factors that influence public companies' value creation from public companies' value creation from the resource-based view theory perspective. The object of this research is non-cyclical consumer sector companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange for the period 2015 to 2020. The data for this research are taken from the company's annual and annual financial reports, the closing price of common stock, and the interest rate on deposits for a year at Bank Indonesia. The results of data collection obtained 156 company reports for analysis. The data were processed using Microsoft Excel 2016 and the IBM SPSS Statistic 25 program. The findings and conclusions of this study are that variables of financial capital and intellectual capital influence the creation of firm value. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The purpose of the paper is to study the role and impact of Remittances in supporting the economy of Kosovo. The study presents a detailed examination of the role of remittances as a source of financial support, as a complementary source of internal Investments, as well as the impact of remittances on the microeconomy and macroeconomy. The study also focused on immigrants' investments channel the funds into productive activities for generating income or increasing employment, the characteristics of Kosovar emigration, the assessment of the size, the geographical extent, the socio-economic aspect of Kosovar emigrants and the identification of the driving factors for migration abroad, assessing the potential of remittances and finding opportunities for their orientation in function of the country's development, identification of driving and stimulating factors for maximizing shipments and channeling them from non-productive consumption to investments in the development of productive business in the country, review of experiences in other countries regarding the use and management of remittances as a factor of economic development, etc, creation of appropriate policies regarding immigration, incentives for investments, reduction of fees for the transfer of remittances and providing ongoing administrative support and other facilities. Based on the analyzes that were conducted during the work, we discover the effects and impacts of remittances on the well-being of recipients such as: improving their lives, poverty alleviation, employment growth, raising the educational level and improvement in health condition. Through the implementation of such policies, the diaspora could contribute more efficiently to raising human and financial capital, to economic growth and to the creation of new jobs in Kosovo. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The purpose of the article is the analysis of capital valuation methods in the integrated reporting of enterprises and the formation of an appropriate system of indicators for determining the value of the business. A condition for displaying capital in integrated reporting is their assessment, i.e. characterization using a system of relevant indicators. The analysis of scientific publications and integrated reports of enterprises showed that there are different approaches to the assessment of each type of capital. For this, both financial (monetary and non-monetary) and non-financial indicators are used. Quantitative indicators are very important for explaining the practice of the organization's use of various capitals and their changes. Qualitative indicators help to better disclose information for capital evaluation. There is no formalized or generally recognized list of indicators for characterizing enterprise capital. Therefore, enterprises must independently determine them, based on the type of their economic activity. Likewise, there is no unanimity regarding the methods of capital assessment for their reflection in integrated reporting. Their choice depends on the selected indicator system. The proposed division of indicators into general and additional allows for a more systematic approach to the development of their system by types of capital. In addition, it is advisable to take into account that certain indicators can be used to characterize two or more capitals. The obtained results open up new areas of further research that will help answer questions about the formation of the total value of business, in particular: definition and systematization of a list of universal indicators of capital assessment in integrated reporting (general), which can be used at enterprises regardless of their type of activity (or/and which are most relevant for providers of financial capital); a more detailed analysis of how the value of each of the capitals at enterprises is formed and their impact on the overall value of the business; determination of capital valuation methods and approaches that can be used to reliably determine business value. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Production efficiency is a standard to evaluate the high-quality development of animal husbandry. As an important tool for herdsmen to collect and use information for animal husbandry production and innovation, the internet is not only an inner motivation for improvement of production efficiency but also an important engine for transformation of animal husbandry modernization. It is of practical significance to analyze the impact of internet use on the production efficiency of animal husbandry from the micro-level. This paper, based on the survey data of 340 herdsmen in Inner Mongolia, adopts the Stochastic Frontier Analysis (SFA) model to measure the production efficiency of animal husbandry and selects the Tobit model and moderation effect model to analyze the relationship between internet use and animal husbandry production efficiency under the influence of different capitals. Results show that the production efficiency of animal husbandry is relatively low and internet use has a positive and statistically significant effect on production efficiency; moreover, social capital and financial capital have a negative moderation effect when internet use affects production efficiency. Our findings suggest that the use of internet technology should be paid more attention in order to increase the production efficiency of grass-based animal husbandry in Inner Mongolia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Identifying strategies for increasing the income of densely populated communities, particularly concerning the COVID-19 pandemic, remains a challenge. Specifically, this study aims to investigate the influence of entrepreneurial interest, digital marketing, and financial capital on income generation in Pahandut Village, Indonesia. The study adopts a quantitative research methodology based on a sociological-economic approach. Data analysis involves the use of multiple linear regression analysis. A random sampling technique was utilized to select 152 respondents from the entire population of Pahandut village. The findings reveal that entrepreneurial interest, digital marketing, and financial capital have a positive and significant influence on income generation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, it can be concluded that greater entrepreneurial interest, utilization of digital marketing, and financial capital will increase income for Kahayan River bank community during the COVID-19 pandemic era. Therefore, to adapt to the evolving business landscape, it is crucial to provide support for business literacy aimed at both starting and expanding a business. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this study, the impacts of small‐scale farmers on food security enhancement were estimated in three dimensions of food availability, food access and food utilization. In the current study, a systematic review and meta‐analysis have been performed to synthesize results from 75 original articles. It includes the pooling of data that quantitatively investigate whether or not causal links characterized in the original articles remain valid across a broader scope of the literature. The findings show that farmers who are small‐scale in natural/physical capital would lead to higher median food production and agricultural productivity, compared with small‐scale farmers in financial capital, at about 19% and 15%, respectively. Meta‐regression results indicate that small‐scale farmers in natural/physical capital have significantly positive effects on the average agricultural productivity, food income and biofortification. By contrast, farmers who are small‐scale in financial capital have negative effects on food security. The influential role of these small‐scale farmers should also be considered since food insecurity leads to socio‐economic implications. Therefore, it is recommended to cultivate higher value crops, to participate in various income‐generating activities such as fisheries and forestry, and to pay agricultural credits. The effect of the size of small‐scale farmers on global food security is very useful for policymakers to plan for a world without hunger. © 2022 Society of Chemical Industry. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Canada's rural areas face economic challenges due to globalization and urbanization. These trends lead to wealth being less "embedded" in place as citizens have fewer geographic constraints and rely more on intangible resources for livelihood. To counter these effects, some Canadian provinces allow the creation of Community Investment Funds, which sell business equity shares to residents. Many such provinces also offer tax incentives to spur investments, and some incentive programs have generated attention, but the potential and impact of these programs is difficult to determine. We presents results from a study of Community Investment Fund programs, including a document review and interviews with key informants from across Canada. By assessing program impacts and qualities, we find that these programs positively impact rural economic and community development but require provincial resources to encourage participation and understanding. Further expansion and resourcing of these program could create positive impacts for embedding capital in rural places, facilitating rural prosperity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This research work aims to identify the main factors that determine the success of the enterprises established in the urban area of Riobamba (Ecuador). The research is descriptive and correlational. The field study includes a survey applied to 57 companies. For the analysis, the econometric model of binary logistic regression is used, taking nine explanatory variables. The main results show that the main determinants of success in ventures are represented as the most significant variable human capital explained by experience, academic education, and age; the greater the human capital, the greater the possibility of achieving success in ventures. Financial capital is another important variable that significantly determines entrepreneurial activity. Finally, social capital has a direct relationship with the success of ventures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Urban transformation in Turkey, ranging in scale from gigantic infrastructural investments to small property‐redevelopment ventures, has posed one of the most puzzling questions for scholars and activists: Why do the urban poor, despite being the most vulnerable to such projects, continue to partake in the populist mobilization around the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP)? Grounded in an analysis of how neoliberal assemblages are entangled with urban land markets at the margins of Istanbul, I argue that neoliberal policies are not necessarily implicated in the prevalence of depoliticized individuals, conceptually framed as homo oeconomicus, but can also serve to create a fertile environment for populist mobilization. The partisans and sympathizers of the AKP find that their social and political activities, from neighborhood organizations to single‐party hegemony in the parliament, are inherently inseparable from economic values. At this nexus between populist politics and economic forces, global capital emerges as a salient interlocutor that interfaces with political developments and social characteristics, having various predispositions and predilections—an actor whose miraculous powers can be unleashed and destructive tendencies controlled only through collective political mobilization. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article argues that access to informational, financial, and human capital influences specific climate variability adaptation strategies. Even though this argument is highly supported within the conventional wisdom circle, the extant literature remains sparing, particularly covering non-arid spaces in the global south. Relying on cross-sectional data covering 150 smallholder crop farmers from southern Ghana, augmented with focus group discussions, we answer the research question: What is the relationship between access to financial, informational, and human capital and climate variability adaptation strategies in a peri-urban geography? The results were estimated using multivariate probit regression. The findings showed that informational, financial, and human capital significantly influenced climate variability adaptation strategies. Specifically, informational capital significantly influenced organic manure application and irrigation. Financial capital through savings significantly influenced crop rotation. Formal and informal credit sources had no significant influence on climate variability adaptation strategies. Human capital - household labour significantly influenced mixed cropping, organic manure, and irrigation. Formal financial institutions are encouraged to adapt tailor-made requirements that are sensitive to the high-level informalities pertaining to peasant farming. And consider reducing loan interest rates to foster financial inclusion. Governments in sub-Saharan Africa could target improving farmers access to informational, financial, and human capital to build resilient climate variability adaptations.

Forests are increasingly recognized for their beneficial roles in human health. However, there is a debate on how forest health benefits can be accessed equitably, particularly by vulnerable forest-dependent rural communities in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Access to forest health benefits is determined by a range of interconnected means, including property rights, as well as natural, physical, human, social, and financial capital. This paper presents a literature review of the roles of means of access in shaping human health effects of forests. Evidence suggests that variations in these means of access are associated with varying ability to access forest health benefits. However, existing evidence is thin, mixed, and weak. A conceptual model is then developed to provide a framework for understanding how means of access moderate the effects of forests on health in rural LMICs to guide the generation of strong evidence. The multiple interconnected factors moderating the health effects of forests at the core of the conceptual framework promote the multisectoral and transdisciplinary approaches needed to enhance equitable access to forest health benefits.

The subject of the research is the segments of the financial system of the Russian Federation: the budget system, the banking sector, the stock and insurance markets, and the currency policy of the state. The purpose of the study is to determine the trends and factors in the development of the main elements of the financial system at the present stage. The relevance of scientific research is due to the fact that the financial system is a key element of the strategy of socio-economic development of any state, providing economic processes with financial resources and capital. The author uses the following methods: analysis, synthesis, generalization, and the logical method. The study highlights promising directions, ways and mechanisms for the development of the Russian financial system that are relevant in the 2020s. The key factors influencing their trends and threats that create barriers are analyzed. The main directions, ways and mechanisms for stimulating the further development of the elements of the financial system are described. The author concludes that due to the spread of the coronavirus pandemic and economic sanctions imposed on Russia, the stability of the Russian financial system has been violated, which requires the adoption of state regulation mechanisms to improve the activities of financial institutions. The prospect of further research on this topic may be related to the development of areas for improving individual elements of the Russian financial system.