Information on "Social Policy" and "Americas"
January 2013
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Jan 2013
Raising the Social Security Payroll Tax Cap: How Many Workers Would Pay More?
Author: Nicole Woo, Janelle Jones, John Schmitt
Publisher: Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR)
This report looks at the effect of raising the maximum amount of annual earnings subject to the Social Security Tax (the payroll tax cap). More on «Raising the Social Security Payroll Tax Cap: How Many Workers Would Pay More? » -
2013
Die „Bolivarische Revolution“ nach Hugo Chávez
Author: Ana Soliz Landivar, Sören Scholvin
Publisher: German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)
Obwohl der „Bolivarischen Revolution“ durch den Tod von Hugo Chávez ihre charismatische Führungspersönlichkeit abhandengekommen ist, wird sie sowohl in Venezuela als auch – mit Einschränkungen – auf regionaler Ebene fortbestehen. More on «Die „Bolivarische Revolution“ nach Hugo Chávez»
December 2012
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Dec 2012
Insanity: Four Decades of U.S. Counterdrug Strategy
Author: Michael F. Walther
Publisher: Strategic Studies Institute of the US Army War College (SSI)
This paper examines and criticizes the past several decades of US counterdrug strategy. More on «Insanity: Four Decades of U.S. Counterdrug Strategy»
November 2012
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5 Nov 2012
Same-Sex Marriages: Legal Issues
Author: Alison M Smith
Publisher: US Government
This report discusses the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and legal challenges to it. More on «Same-Sex Marriages: Legal Issues»
September 2012
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Sep 2012
Putting the Pieces Together: Haiti's Path to a Working State
Author: Blanca Antonini
Publisher: Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre (NOREF)
The earthquake of 2010 brutally exposed the vulnerabilities of Haiti's people, as well as confronting an already weakly governed country with massive humanitarian and logistical dilemmas. More on «Putting the Pieces Together: Haiti's Path to a Working State»
July 2012
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24 Jul 2012
Veinticinco años de cuidados en Nicaragua 1980-2005
Author: Juliana Martínez Franzoni, Koen Voorend
Publisher: United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD)
Este libro analiza la organización de los cuidados en Nicaragua y muestra cambios pero también continuidades paralelas a las profundas transformaciones económicas, sociales y políticas que experimentó el país durante los últimos veinticinco años. More on «Veinticinco años de cuidados en Nicaragua 1980-2005»
May 2012
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May 2012
Ecuador’s Economy Since 2007
Author: Rebecca Ray, Sara Kozameh
Publisher: Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR)
This paper takes a detailed look at the fiscal, monetary and other economic and social policies implemented in Ecuador during the last five years. More on «Ecuador’s Economy Since 2007»
November 2011
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Nov 2011
Awareness of California’s Paid Family Leave Program Remains Limited, Especially Among Those Who Would Benefit From It Most
Author: Eileen Appelbaum, Ruth Milkman
Publisher: Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR)
For this paper, the authors surveyed voters in California to assess their awareness of the state's Paid Family leave program. More on «Awareness of California’s Paid Family Leave Program Remains Limited, Especially Among Those Who Would Benefit From It Most»
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»
July 2011
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Jul 2011
Building Citizenship through Social Policy in the Eastern Caribbean
Author: Maximillian Ashwill, Andrew Norton, Andrew Norton, Asha Williams, Ludovic Subran, Anthony George
Publisher: Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
This volume demonstrates how the social guarantees approach can be applied to social policy design, delivery and monitoring at the country level, especially in the island states of the Eastern Caribbean. More on «Building Citizenship through Social Policy in the Eastern Caribbean»
