Financial technologies (FinTech) and decentralized finance (DeFi) are revolutionizing traditional banking services, a trend that has accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic. Understanding their impact on sustainable development goals (SDGs) is essential as these technologies influence core financial …

Social innovation acknowledges that alternative arrangements between state, market and civil society are called for if innovations are to be sustainable. This chapter examines grassroots-led processes of social innovation in the field of poverty in Flanders, inspired by Ibrahim’s model of grassroots-led …

This research looks into how the Europe 2020 poverty target affected child poverty development trends that took place between 2015 and 2018 in both the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.

Use of methylphenidate in children has increased substantially, despite conflicting evidence regarding efficacy. In this study, prescription data were analyzed in relation to the publication of new evidence regarding efficacy. Incidence rates and prescribed doses of methylphenidate increased, with a …

Cordaid, one of the biggest development organisations in the Netherlands, works on several topics to reduce poverty all over the world. One particular topic is Urban Matters that designs smart solutions for slums. Cordaid Urban Matters has given the assignment to conduct research regarding successful …