This chapter describes a new type of poverty in nation's metropolises: poor, segregated neighborhoods in which a majority of adults are…
What monetary regime should commodity-exporting developing countries adopt? On the one hand, it is desirable to let the currency…
Countries that specialize in commodities have in recent years been hit by high volatility in world prices for their exports. This paper…
Most Americans endorse the ideal of equal opportunity, and many interpret this ideal as requiring that children from different backgrounds…
American foreign policy has changed dramatically since September 11, 2001. Priorities have been altered, several importance bilateral…
When President George Washington gave his Farewell Address in 1796, he urged the American people “to be constantly awake” to the risk of “…
While the informal sector is the ‘forgotten’ sector in many ways, it provides livelihoods, employment and income for about 2.5 million…
The rise of China will undoubtedly be one of the great spectacles of the twenty-first century. More than a dramatic symbol of the…