Wealth and the Self-Protection Society
This pithy and engaging volume shows that economists may be better equipped to predict the future than science fiction writers.
Research
Bayeseian Inference and Contractualist Justification on Interstate 95
Book abstract: Now in an updated edition with fresh perspectives on high-profile ethical issues such as torture and same-sex marriage, this collection pairs cogently argued essays by leading philosoph
Urban Employment in India: Recent Trends and Patterns
This paper explores trends in urban employment in India, with a focus on informal employment, and highlights the growing significance of four groups of urban informal workers: home-based workers, stre
Women in Informal Employment
The requirements for vocational education and training measures for trainees, employees and employers in the informal economy are complex.
Human Rights Prosecutions and the Participation Rights of Victims in Latin America
Since the 1980s, there has been a significant rise in domestic and international efforts to enforce individual criminal accountability for human rights violations through trials, but we still lack com
Will the Gender Violence Just Continue?
A World of Cities: The Causes and Consequences of Urbanization in Poorer Countries
Historically, urban growth required enough development to grow and transport significant agricultural surpluses or a government effective enough to build an empire.
Jobs and Kids: Female Employment and Fertility in China
Data on 2,355 married women from the 2006 China Health and Nutrition Survey are used to study how female employment affects fertility in China.
“Way Down in the Hole”: Systemic Urban Inequality and The Wire
Book abstract: Since the hit HBO show The Wire premiered on June 2, 2002, it was viewed as much more than a typical police procedural.
The Equal Rights Amendment
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