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Why do Arab states lag behind the rest of the world in gender equality? Social structural, cultural, and institutional accounts offer…
Mass transit needs mass to work: enough people must live and work near train stations and bus stops. Densely populated Eastern…
Tuesday, the U.S. "stood down" in Iraq, finalizing the pullout of 140,000 troops from Iraqi cities and towns -- the first step on the long…
Background: It is not known what effect the increased use of prescription drugs by enrollees in Medicare Part D has had on spending for…
It would be profoundly reassuring to view the current economic crisis as simply another rough spell that we need to get through.…
Failed states have two defining criteria: They deliver very low quantities and qualities of political goods to their citizens, and they…