The Declining Significance of Race: Revisited & Revised
I published The Declining Significance of Race: Blacks and Changing American Institutions thirty-two years ago, in 1978.
Research
Being Poor, Black, and American: The Impact of Political, Economic, and Cultural Forces
How Students’ Views Predict Graduation Outcomes and Reveal Instructional Disparities under Children First Reforms
Book abstract: Written in an accessible style by highly respected scholars, the papers in this volume document and analyze particular components of the Children First reforms, including governance, co
The Economic Returns to Social Interaction: Experimental Evidence from Microfinance
The penetration of formal insurance among low-income populations in developing countries remains low.
The Pragmatist's Guide to Comparative Effectiveness Research
All developed countries have been struggling with a trend toward health care absorbing an ever-larger fraction of government and private budgets.
Review of Restructuring of State-Owned Financial Institutions: Lessons from Bank Rakyat Indonesia
Problems of Power in the Design of Indicators of Safety and Justice in the Global South
This paper explores the possibility that governance indicators can be harmonized across three levels (within an individual ministry or government department, across government as a whole, and at the l
Why it Worked: Critical Success Factors of a Financial Reform Project in Africa
Little is written about the critical success factors that make or break a project implementing a public financial management reform in Africa.
The Gamble In Libya
Whatever you think of President Obama’s sudden decision last week to overturn his initial reluctance to intervene in Libya, the coalition has made a significant, positive difference in changing the di
Sen on Justice and Rights: A Review Essay
In his book The Idea of Justice, Amartya Sen argues that we do not need to know what perfect justice is to know that a particular state of affairs is unjust, and comparatively more unjust than some ot
Get smart & reliable public policy insights right in your inbox.