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2012
History Repeats? The Rise of the New Middle Classes in the Developing World
Author: Mark Furness, Imme Scholz, Alejandro Guarin
Publisher: German Development Institute
As the "new middle classes" in the developing world grow, they could become forces for political, economic and social change both domestically and globally. More on «History Repeats? The Rise of the New Middle Classes in the Developing World»

Dec 2011
Education Policy and Welfare Regimes in OECD Countries
Author: Miroslav Beblavý, Anna-Elisabeth Thum, Marcela Veselkova
Publisher: Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)
In this paper the authors look at which OECD countries deliberately attempt to reproduce social stratification through educational policies, and which countries put greater emphasis on intervening in the stratification process. More on «Education Policy and Welfare Regimes in OECD Countries»

Nov 2011
Maintaining and Improving Social Security for Poorly Compensated Workers
Author: Shawn Fremstad
Publisher: Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR)
This report examines the role that social security plays in bolstering the retirement security of poorly compensated workers. More on «Maintaining and Improving Social Security for Poorly Compensated Workers»
Nov 2011
Advancing the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Author: Allen Moore, Sarah Kornblet, Mohammad Kamali, Janet E Lord, Michael Ashley Stein, Ali Saberi, Allison deFranco, Hengameh Saberi, Ari Ne’eman, Soheil Moeini, Michael E Waterstone, Michael Ashley Stein
Publisher: Henry L Stimson Center
This book is the result of a Stimson Center project focusing on how the US and Iran should best implement the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. More on «Advancing the Rights of Persons with Disabilities»
Nov 2011
Where is the Virtue in the Middle Class?
Author: Charles Kenny
Publisher: Center for Global Development (CGD)
This paper discusses the agreement among economists and political scientists that the middle class is vital to prospects for stability and economic growth. More on «Where is the Virtue in the Middle Class?»

15 May 2010
James Scott on Agriculture as Politics, the Danger of Standardization and Not Being Governed
Author: James Scott
Publisher: Theory Talks
In this theory talk, agrarian specialist and political scientist James C Scott provides a comprehensive overview of his idea of 'the political'. More on «James Scott on Agriculture as Politics, the Danger of Standardization and Not Being Governed»

23 Mar 2010
Migraciones internacionales: las consecuencias de gobernar el siglo XXI con políticas del XIX
Author: Gonzalo Fanjul
Publisher: Elcano Royal Institute of International and Strategic Studies
El régimen migratorio global, basado en la aplicación unilateral de políticas restrictivas por parte de los países de destino, no sólo es inmoral sino también insensato porque multiplica los riesgos del proceso y limita los beneficios que podri... More on «Migraciones internacionales: las consecuencias de gobernar el siglo XXI con políticas del XIX»
Mar 2010
The (Indispensable) Middle Class in Developing Countries; or, The Rich and the Rest, Not the Poor and the Rest
Author: Nancy Birdsall
Publisher: Center for Global Development (CGD)
Inclusive growth is widely embraced as the central economic goal for developing countries, but the concept is not well defined in the development economics literature. More on «The (Indispensable) Middle Class in Developing Countries; or, The Rich and the Rest, Not the Poor and the Rest»
Mar 2010
Institutions Collide: A Study of "Caste-Based" Collective Criminality and Female Infanticide in India, 1789-1871
Author: Maria Brun
Publisher: LSE Department of International Development (ID)
Nicholas Dirks in his book "Castes of Mind", challenges the modern view of caste as universal and hierarchical. More on «Institutions Collide: A Study of "Caste-Based" Collective Criminality and Female Infanticide in India, 1789-1871»

Feb 2010
Nationalism, Urban Poverty and Identity in Maputo, Mozambique
Author: Jason Sumich
Publisher: Crisis States Research Centre (CSRC)
This paper examines the changing perceptions of Frelimo’s nationalist project amongst members of the middle class in Maputo, Mozambique’s capital. More on «Nationalism, Urban Poverty and Identity in Maputo, Mozambique»

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