This paper identifies emerging trends in the world economy during the next decade. The first is that China will overtake the U.S. in terms…
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focuses on the plan of U.S. President Barack Obama to test the
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Consumerism arises when patients acquire and use medical information from sources other than their physicians. This practice has been…
Background: Data are lacking on the proportion of
physicians who face malpractice claims in a year, the size of those
claims, and the…
Previous research on the determinants of effectiveness in knowledge systems seeking to support sustainable development has highlighted the…
Three randomized experiments found that subtle linguistic cues have the power to increase voting and related behavior. The phrasing of…
This autobiographical essay reflects on my sociological career, highlighting
the integration of sociology with social policy. I discuss the…
The Wire is set in a modern American city shaped by economic restructuring
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From 1973 to 2007, private sector union membership in the United States declined from 34 to 8 percent for men and from 16 to 6 percent for…
I propose a framework in which individual political participation can take two distinct forms, voting and contributing resources to…