More Than Just Race, Being Black and Poor in the Inner City
The book is a compilation of the best and still-most-relevant articles published in Poverty & Race, the bimonthly of The Poverty & Race Research Action Council from 2006 to the present.
Research
De Quel Ghetto The Wire Parle-t-elle?
Créée par un ancien journaliste du Baltimore Sun, David Simon, et un ancien policier, Ed Burns, et scénarisée par des grands noms du roman noir américain, la série américaine The Wire est devenue cu
Review of Women and Executive Office: Pathways and Performance
Beyond Quotas: Strategies to Promote Gender Equality in Elected Office
Gender equality in elected office has become a commitment of national governments and international organizations around the globe.
Competition Policy and Intellectual Property: Insights from Developed Country Experience
This paper, written for a World Trade Organization compendium, investigates the possibilities open to developing nations for controlling the abuse of intellectual property rights, and in particular pa
Audits as Signals
Bankruptcy Law and the Cost of Credit: The Impact of Cramdown on Mortgage Interest Rates
Recent proposals to address housing market troubles through principal modification could increase the cost of credit in the mortgage market.
Women as Political Leaders Worldwide: Barriers and Opportunities
This edition of Women and Elective Office offers the latest research on women as candidates and officeholders.
Being Poor, Black, and American: The Impact of Political, Economic, and Cultural Forces
With income inequality on the rise and the ongoing economic downturn, the causes, consequences, and politics of inequality are undergoing a fundamental transformation.
Increasing Socioeconomic Disparities in Adolescent Obesity
Recent reports suggest that the rapid growth in youth obesity seen in the 1980s and 1990s has plateaued.
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