Income-based poverty measures remain widely used in India but often overlook deprivation in health, education, and living standards. This paper compares income poverty with multidimensional poverty (NITI Aayog MPI) across 33 Indian states and union territories, and traces how str...
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Research Article10.9734/sajsse/2026/v23i111409
Background: Understanding morbidity patterns among rural households is important for interpreting potential implications for household welfare and health-resource needs. This study examined self-reported morbidity among residents of selected rural areas of Barpeta district, Assam...
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Research Article10.9734/sajsse/2026/v23i111408
This cross-sectional sociological study examined professional barriers and perceived threats to cultural continuity among 122 members of the Bedey community purposively recruited from Tongibari and Gazaria upazilas of Munshiganj District, Bangladesh, during fieldwork in 2020. A p...
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Research Article10.9734/sajsse/2026/v23i111407
This study examines cryptocurrency-related financial reporting considerations among professionals working in selected Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) in Nigeria. The study used a cross-sectional survey targeting 250 accountants, auditors, compliance officers, financial analysts, and f...
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Research Article10.9734/sajsse/2026/v23i111404
In response to practical problems in innovation and entrepreneurship education for emerging engineering in local application-oriented universities — including weak industrial alignment, limited practice scenarios, and insufficient integration of artificial intelligence (AI) liter...
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Research Article10.9734/sajsse/2026/v23i111405
As a new form of economy that has emerged with the development of new-generation digital technologies, the smart economy creates important opportunities for high-quality economic development. Using urban-level data from 2006 to 2023, this paper identifies the development of the s...
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Research Article10.9734/sajsse/2026/v23i111406
Operators of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in South-East Nigeria have been experiencing setbacks in raising adequate start-up capital, alongside a lack of the requisite managerial skills to ensure the growth and survival of their enterprises. One prominent and sustain...
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Research Article10.9734/sajsse/2026/v23i111403
This study examines the composition and distribution of monthly per capita consumption expenditure (MPCE) across Indian states and union territories using the Household Consumption Expenditure Survey (HCES) 2022-23. Expenditure is reported for three questionnaire-defined groups:...
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Research Article10.9734/sajsse/2026/v23i111402
Aim: To assess how industrial expansion and non-farm employment have affected livelihood security, economic mobility and land, caste and gender relations in Tamil Nadu, and to identify questions requiring field research in Sivakasi. Approach: A critical narrative synthesis of 67...
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Research Article10.9734/sajsse/2026/v23i111400
This study examines the association between institutional capacity building (ICB) and local economic development (LED) among decentralised local authorities in Cameroon. It draws on the 2021 Capitalisation Survey of Achievements of the National Participatory Development Programme...
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Research Article10.9734/sajsse/2026/v23i111401
Environmental pressure and institutional inclusion are important policy concerns in the five original BRICS economies. This study examines the association between women's parliamentary representation and ecological footprint per capita in Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South A...
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Research Article10.9734/sajsse/2026/v23i101399
This cross-sectional study explored the internal structure and internal consistency of the Societal Expectations Rating Scale (SERS) and its association with self-reported marital adjustment among 787 married employees of government-owned tertiary institutions in Delta State, Nig...
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Research Article10.9734/sajsse/2026/v23i101398
The study examines the relationship between selected socio-economic and demographic indicators and overall Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) performance in eight East and South Asian countries: Bangladesh, China, India, Maldives, Mongolia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, and Thailand. Bala...
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Research Article10.9734/sajsse/2026/v23i101397
This study examines the relationship between employee motivation and job satisfaction among entry-level employees in Bangladesh. A quantitative cross-sectional design was used to analyse survey data from 100 employees with no more than two years of work experience. Employee motiv...
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Research Article10.9734/sajsse/2026/v23i101396
Gili Trawangan is a major tourism destination in Lombok whose international reputation combines marine tourism with a prominent nightlife and party island image. This study examines how local and Indonesian cultural elements are represented within this tourism setting and how tou...
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Research Article10.9734/sajsse/2026/v23i101395