Money is essential for electoral politics yet its use and abuse often raises problems of graft, corruption, and cronyism. To throw new…
Traditionally, fund flow to local bodies responsible for implementing social programs is based on intended expenditure ratified by higher…
On June 23 and 24, twenty five experts met at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government under the auspices of the Geopolitics of…
What do citizens of the United States and Germany think about their schools and school policies? This paper offers the first broad…
Work is mostly unpleasant. Doing lots of unpleasant work is how countries get rich. And being rich is how more people get to do pleasant…
Triggered by climate change and the melting of its ice shield, the Arctic's new maritime accessibility has raised serious questions about…
The promise, prospects, and public policy trade-offs related to the development, production,
and use of second-generation biofuels in road…
Globalization and technological advances have increased the importance of a high school degree,
academic skills, and career preparation for…
This brief provides a practical guide to collecting and compiling statistics on specific categories of informal workers – home based…
This article reports the results of an econometric evaluation of the effects of Plan Colombia, the largest US aid package ever received by…