Published Papers

Publications

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...; Publication Type: Published Paper; 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

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