Appearing a few months after the 25th anniversary of the publication of The Truly Disadvantaged, this article critically reflects on some…
My hometown — Port Clinton, Ohio, population 6,050 — was in the 1950s a passable embodiment of the American dream, a place that offered…
In his State of the Union Address on February 13, President Barack Obama urged that young people be given the opportunity to obtain the…
Policy makers, academics, and media reports suggest that women could shrink the gender pay gap by negotiating more effectively for higher…
Do the repayment requirements of the classic microfinance contract inhibit investment in high-return but illiquid business opportunities…
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Recently, two entire volumes of the Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (Vol. 621, 2009; and Vol. 627, 2010)…
Book abstract: In the months following Hurricane Katrina's devastation of the Gulf Coast in 2005, ATD Fourth World* Volunteer Corps members…
Renowned American sociologist William Julius Wilson takes a look at the social transformation of inner city ghettos, offering a sharp…
Book abstract: When first published in 1980, The Declining Significance of Race immediately sparked controversy with its contentious thesis…