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Outside Funding and the Dynamics of Participation in Community Associations
by Kremer, Michael; Gugerty, Mary Kay
The poor and disadvantaged are widely seen as having weak organizations and low rates of participation in community associations, impeding their political representation and economic advancement....
Publication Type: Published Paper
Published Date: July 2008 More
Work and Power: The Connection Between Female Labor Force Participation and Female Political Representation
by Iversen, Torben; Rosenbluth, Frances
Low levels of female labor force participation contribute to female underrepresentation in democratic polities, both by reinforcing traditional voter attitudes toward women (a demand-side feature)...
Publication Type: Published Paper
Published Date: June 2008 More
How Development Matters: A Research Note on the Relationship between Development, Democracy and Women's Political Representation
by Viterna, Jocelyn; Fallon, Kathleen M.; Beckfield, Jason
Most studies find that the substantial cross-national variation in women's legislative representation is not explained by cross-national differences in socioeconomic development. By contrast, this...
Publication Type: Published Paper
Published Date: 2008 More
Racial Reorganization and the United States Census 1850-1930: Mulattoes, Half-Breeds, Mixed Parentage, Hindoos, and the Mexican
by Hochschild, Jennifer L.; Powell, Brenna M.
Between 1850 and 1930, demographic upheaval in the United States was connected to reorganization of the racial order. Socially and politically recognized boundaries between groups shifted, new...
Publication Type: Published Paper
Published Date: May 2008 More
Second-Best Institutions
by Rodrik, Dani
The focus of reforms in the developing world has moved from getting prices right to getting institutions right. This reflects the recognition that markets are unlikely to work well in the absence of...
Publication Type: Published Paper
Published Date: May 2008 More
Orphan Drug Legislation: Lessons for Neglected Tropical Diseases
by Reich, Michael R.; Villa, Stefano; Compagni, Amelia
In the last 20 years, orphan drug legislation (ODL) has been adopted in several countries around the world (USA, Japan, Australia, and the European Union) and has successfully promoted R&D...
Publication Type: Published Paper
Published Date: April 2008 More
Medicines in Mexico, 1990-2004: Systematic Review of Research on Access and Use
by Reich, Michael R.; Wirtz, Veronika J.; Leyva Flores, René; Dreser, Anahí
Objective. To review original research studies published between 1990 and 2004 on the access and use of medicines in Mexico to assess the knowledge base for reforming Mexico’s pharmaceutical...
Publication Type: Published Paper
Published Date: April 2008 More
Popular Attitudes toward Distributive Injustice: Beijing and Warsaw Compared
by Whyte, Martin K.
Popular reactions to the transition from centrally planned socialism to a market-based economy are explored through an examination of survey data on distributive justice and injustice attitudes in...
Publication Type: Published Paper
Published Date: April 2008 More
Partisan Politics, the Welfare State, and Three Worlds of Human Capital Formation
by Iversen, Torben; Stephens, John D.
The authors propose a synthesis of power resources theory and welfare production regime theory to explain differences in human capital formation across advanced democracies. Emphasizing the mutually...
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Published Date: April 2008 More
Reconciliation from a social-psychological perspective
by Kelman, Herbert C.
Until recently, the term "reconciliation" was used primarily (although with some notable exceptions) in religious discourse. It was not often subjected to systematic analysis by political...
Publication Type: Published Paper
Published Date: March 2008 More