Editorial: ‘From the editor’
This January will mark my fourth anniversary as editor-in-chief of Enterprise Development and Microfinance (EDM). Before joining EDM as editor, I had had prior engagement with the journal, having co-authored an article, published in 2012, on impact assessment for value chain development interventions. Also, in the early 2000s I had followed closely the discussion led by EDM on building viable markets for business development services. The decision to take on the editor role still required some thought; after all, I already had a full-time job to contend with, in addition to other responsibilities. Ultimately, the decision to accept reflected my long-standing appreciation for the journal’s unique focus: to promote better development by facilitating exchange of ideas and debate by academics (for the benefit of practice) and by practitioners (to inform research and policy). In the nearly 30 years since EDM launched its first edition, a few other journals have emerged that address business development in a developing country context; however, none of these aims to advance development programming as clearly and unapologetically as EDM.- Development impact bonds: learning from the Asháninka cocoa and coffee case in Peru
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- Value chain development for rural poverty reduction: A reality check and a warning
- Impact assessment of commodity standards: towards inclusive value chains
- What is cocoa sustainability? Mapping stakeholders’ socio-economic, environmental, and commercial constellations of priorities