Volume 19, Issue 01

OIDA International Journal of Sustainable Development
Open access, peer-reviewed journal 

Volume 19, Issue 01
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Business Growth and Access to Finance: Evaluating the Impact of Bundled Services for Women-Owned Small and Medium Enterprises (WSMEs)

Maya Giorbelidze 1*, Natia Jibladze 2, Hoa Nguyen 3
1,3 Shannon School of Business, Cape Breton University, Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada.
2 Georgian National University, Tbilisi, Georgia.

 11-24
Community- Driven Solutions for Sustainable Development: A Needs Assessment in Caarusipan, San Juan, La Union

Bernardo B. Tayaban Jr. 1, Marites C. Pagdilao 2*, Jennifer H. Arquero 3
1,2,3 LORMA Colleges – Campus for Health Sciences, San Fernando City, La Union, Philippines.

 25-48
Protecting children from cyberbullying:  A South African perspective

Mafuku Tholaine Matadi 1, Kwanda Talente Mngomezulu 2
 1,2 University of Zululand, South Africa.

 49-60
Beyond Delayed Gratification: Towards a Theory of Mental Conditioning for Sustainable Poverty Reduction

T.M.S.P.K. Thennakoon1 2, Rohana Ulluwishewa 3, Indujeeva K. Peiris 4,  U.H.Kaushalya 1 , Gayasha K. Paranamana 5
1Department of Geography, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka.
2 International Center for Multidisciplinary Studies (ICMS), Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences,
University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka.
 3 Independent Researcher and Writer in Spirituality and Sustainability; Former Honorary Research Associate, School of People, Environment and Planning, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand.
4 Department of Business and Economics, Open Polytechnic of New Zealand
5 NSBM Green University, Sri Lanka.

 61-80
Local Government Autonomy in South Africa: Governance, Service Delivery, and Development Agendas

John Mamokhere 1*, France Khutso Lavhelani Kgobe 2
1 Department of Research Administration and Development, University of Limpopo, Turfloop Campus, South Africa.
2 Department of Development Planning and Management, University of Limpopo, Turfloop Campus, South Africa.

 81-94
Beyond Financial Literacy:  Behavioral Finance Mechanisms Driving Micro Enterprise Performance in Emerging Market Tourism

Shinta Maharani Trivena 1, Kadarisman Hidayat 2, Mukhammad Kholid Mawardi 3, Nur Imamah 4
1,2,3,4 Doctoral Program in Administrative Sciences, Faculty of Administrative Sciences, Universitas Brawijaya, Indonesia.

 95-110
Sustainable Transformative Economy in the Subnational Context: The Case of Sudbury, Ontario, Canada

Roberto Zepeda [1], Jorge Virchez [2]*
[1] Full-time researcher of the North American Research Center (CISAN),  National Autonomous University (UNAM), Mexico.
2 Emeritus Professor at the Laurentian University, Ontario, Canada.

[1] Full-time researcher of the North American Research Center (CISAN) at the National Autonomous University (UNAM). rzepeda@unam.mx
[2] Emeritous Professor at the Laurentian University, Ontario, Canada. Contact: jvirchez@laurentian.ca

 111-118
Economic Sustainability in Agricultural Commodity Markets: A Study of Trends, Patterns, and Market Resilience

Shifa Fathima A 1 and Safeer Pasha M 2*
1 Research Centre in Commerce, St. Claret College, Autonomous, India.
2 PG Department of Commerce, St. Claret College, Autonomous, India.

 119-130
Investigating of the Cell Phone Towers Vandalism: Perspectives of the Closed-Circuit Television

Mokiritlana Given Makola
Department of Police Practice, School of Social Criminal Justice, College of Law,
University of South Africa, South Africa.

 131-140