Governments around the world are increasingly recognizing the power of problem-oriented governance as a way to address complex public…
This chapter explains the necessity of health care for the working poor, especially women. It also provides solutions to address barriers…
Outsourcing government service provision to private firms can improve efficiency and reduce rents, but there are risks that non-…
Based on survey research and ethnographic interviews, we analyze struggles over housing and access to infrastructure in two low-income "…
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A housing lottery in an Indian city provided winning slum dwellers the
opportunity to move into improved housing on the city’s periphery.…
The largest and most important flow of scientific talent in the world is the
migration of international students to the doctoral programs…
Home-based workers produce goods or services for the market from within or around their own homes: stitching garments and weaving textiles…
Data on 2,355 married women from the 2006 China Health and Nutrition Survey are used to study how female employment affects fertility in…
"If I like a boy I cannot tell anybody about my choice because I am a girl. I like making friends with boys but being a girl I cannot do…