New Issue: Regional Science Policy & Practice New issue available on ScienceDirect Regional Science Policy & Practice Volume 16, Issue 6 , June 2024 Editorial Board Article Number 100085 Regional Sustainable Development in the North of Africa On the non-linear relationship between large shareholders and bank performance: North African banks vs. banks in the Middle East Article Number 100010 Majdi Karmani, Rim Boussaada, Abdelaziz Hakimi Financial Technologies for All MENA citizens: Tackling barriers and promoting inclusion Article Number 100019 Zakaria Elouaourti, Aomar Ibourk Active Labor Market Policies and instability of their allocations: A changing relationship in the case of regions of Tunisia Article Number 100026 Marwa Sahnoun, Chokri Abdennadher Socio-economic inequalities and their impact on children's health and nutrition in Tunisia using generalized entropy measures Article Number 100034 Anis Ochi, Yosra Saidi Sustainable Regional Development in Sub-Saharan Africa Threshold effect in the relationship between external debt and energy access in sub-Saharan African countries: A dynamic panel threshold specification Article Number 100024 Taha Zaghdoudi Rethinking the Regional Development Opportunities and Challenges in Southern Africa Public debt, investment and economic growth dynamics: Do geographical proximity and spatial spillover effects matter? Article Number 100059 Bunde Aggrey Otieno Urban Future in the Global South External debt crisis & socio-economic fallout: Evidence from the BRICS nations Article Number 100029 Ajaz Ayoub, Tahir Ahmad Wani, Abid Sultan Coping with urban flooding: A community portrayal of Bardhhaman Town, West Bengal, India Article Number 100020 Soumita Banerjee, Gupinath Bhandari Macroeconomic determinants of organic farming efficiency: Double bootstrap DEA estimates from the Indian states Article Number 100036 Anup Kumar Yadava Understanding geographical variability of women's alcohol prevalence in India using spatial regression models: Evidence from national representative survey Article Number 100040 Subham Roy, Suranjan Majumder, Arghadeep Bose, Indrajit Roy Chowdhury Industrial clustering and location in India: Sectoral patterns of investments and employments Article Number 100041 Meghamrita Chakraborty Regional disparity in energy poverty: A spatial analysis of Odisha Article Number 100056 Deepak Panda, Rudra P. Pradhan Transportation, employment and gender norms: Evidence from Indian cities Article Number 100060 Arun Balachandran, Sonalde Desai Book Reviews Power and Progress: Our Thousand-Year Struggle over Technology and Prosperity Article Number 100003 Muzamil Farooq Diversity and Developmental Science: Bridging the Gaps Between Research, Practice, and Policy Article Number 100004 Rody Putra Sartika, Agus Sugiarto, Reni Marlina Read the full issue on ScienceDirect