Information on "Poverty" and "Americas"
November 2012
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Nov 2012
Married ... without Means
Author: Shawn Fremstad
Publisher: Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR)
This paper analyzes the economic situation of married parents in the United States. More on «Married ... without Means»
August 2012
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31 Aug 2012
Tajikistan: Recent Developments and US Interests
Author: Jim Nichol
Publisher: Congressional Research Service (CRS)
This report outlines challenges faced by Tajikistan since its five-year civil war ended in 1997. More on «Tajikistan: Recent Developments and US Interests»
June 2012
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11 Jun 2012
Competitiveness in Central America
Author: José Luis Guasch, Liliana Rojas-Suarez, Veronica Gonzales
Publisher: Center for Global Development (CGD)
Central America remains one of the most impoverished regions on the planet. More on «Competitiveness in Central America» -
Jun 2012
Imagine There’s No Country: Three Questions About a New Charter City in Honduras
Author: Justin Sandefur, Milan Vaishnav
Publisher: Center for Global Development (CGD)
This essay discusses the launch of the first trial of a "charter city" in Honduras. More on «Imagine There’s No Country: Three Questions About a New Charter City in Honduras»
January 2012
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2012
Brasilien und Mexiko: Entwicklung auf Kosten des Klimawandels?
Author: Sebastian Renner, Jann Lay
Publisher: German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)
Dieses Papier befasst sich mit dem Konflikt zwischen wirtschaftlicher Entwicklung und Klimapolitik in Brasilien und Mexiko. More on «Brasilien und Mexiko: Entwicklung auf Kosten des Klimawandels?»
November 2011
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Nov 2011
Whole-Household Migration, Inequality and Poverty in Rural Mexico
Author: Aslıhan Arslan, J Edward Taylor
Publisher: Kiel Institute for the World Economy
The authors of this report model whole-household migration and its impacts on income inequality and poverty. More on «Whole-Household Migration, Inequality and Poverty in Rural Mexico» -
Nov 2011
The Churches, Foreign Policy, and Global Poverty
Author: Mary Jo Bane
Publisher: Center for International and Security Studies at Maryland (CISSM)
Poverty, although it has declined dramatically in the last few decades, affects more than a billion people in the contemporary world. More on «The Churches, Foreign Policy, and Global Poverty»
October 2011
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Oct 2011
Plan for a New Future: The Impact of Social Security Reform on People of Color
Author: Maya M Rockeymoore, Meizhu Lui
Publisher: Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR)
This report presents the outcome of the Commission to Modernize Social Security's deliberations. More on «Plan for a New Future: The Impact of Social Security Reform on People of Color»
September 2011
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Sep 2011
Talking about Poverty in a Jobs and Economy Framework
Author: Shawn Fremstad
Publisher: Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR)
This paper gives guidance to anti-poverty activists on how to create poverty-awareness among US Americans. More on «Talking about Poverty in a Jobs and Economy Framework»
August 2011
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Aug 2011
Scholars Who Became Practitioners
Author: Nora Lustig
Publisher: Center for Global Development (CGD)
Celebrated by academics, multilateral organizations, policymakers and the media, Mexico’s Progresa/Oportunidades conditional cash transfers program (CCT) is constantly used as a model of a successful antipoverty program. More on «Scholars Who Became Practitioners»
