Margherita Scarlato

TL;DR: Burchi et al. as discussed by the authors investigated the role played by rapidly expanding cash transfers (CTs) in enhancing food security and provided a systematic review of evidence of the effects of CT programmes on different aspects of food security in middle-income and low-income countries in SSA.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors explore the features of the social economy that has emerged from the social movement resistance in Ecuador and contribute to the comparative analysis of the varying patterns in the evolution of social enterprise around the world.

TL;DR: D'Agostino et al. as discussed by the authors carried out an explanatory investigation into the relationship between social and institutional contextual factors and economic growth in the Italian regions, concluding that policies targeting the enhancement of local socio-institutional conditions have major repercussions for the innovation capacity and economic development of the lagging southern regions.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors examine the role of social enterprise in relation to specific features of the Italian socio-economic context and argue that it is appropriate to discuss the concept of social enterprises within the theoretical framework of human development and Amartya Sen's capability approach.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors provide an empirical analysis of the linkages between institutions and economic growth in the European context and highlight innovation as the intermediate variable that drives this in Europe.