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
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Increasing Socioeconomic Disparities in Adolescent Obesity
Recent reports suggest that the rapid growth in youth obesity seen in the 1980s and 1990s has plateaued.
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.
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.
Women in Informal Employment
The requirements for vocational education and training measures for trainees, employees and employers in the informal economy are complex.
“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.
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.
Rethinking Cities: Toward Shared Prosperity
The great transition from farm to city is filled with economic, social, and political promise. Cities are the product of a triad of forces.
The Decline, Rebound, and Further Rise in SNAP Enrollment: Disentangling Business Cycle Fluctuations and Policy Changes
Approximately 1-in-7 people and 1-in-4 children received benefits from the US Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in July 2011, both all-time highs.
Combating Concentrated Poverty in Urban Neighborhoods
Appearing a few months after the 25th anniversary of the publication of The Truly Disadvantaged, this article critically reflects on some of the more important research on the nature of concentrated p
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