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The Asthma Epidemic: Decreasing Incidence and Increasing Resiliency among Low-Income Children
My sister is an asthmatic. . . .
While my sister's illness was a tremendous burden, she was also fortunate. She benefited from supportive parents, excellent health care, limited allergen exposure, and a pollution-free ...
The Healthcare System in the United States Runs Afoul of International Law
. . . this paper analyzes the international right to health and questions whether the current state of the American healthcare system runs afoul of international law. If so, does the U.S. have a legal obligation to under ...
Malaria as a Cause of Poverty: Poverty as a Contributor to Malaria
Malaria remains to be a huge problem in developing countries. We cannot ignore this problem as we try to eradicate global poverty. Malaria causes a downward spiral of poverty without effective interventions. It causes huge ...
Operationalizing Inequality: Low Caste Status, Village Composition, and Public Goods Access in Rural India
Using data from the 2005 Indian Human Development Survey, this paper seeks to differentiate the effects of systemic and interpersonal discrimination by examining whether low caste individuals and households in India have ...
Misdemeanors, Crime, and Police: Broken Windows and America's Poor
This paper studies broken windows policing theory and its impact on the poor. Broken windows policing, through the collateral consequences of its arrests and convictions, further marginalizes an already marginalized poor ...
Rural Obesity in the United States: Causes, Consequences, and a Need for Change
. . . Glasgow et al. (2004) notes that “researchers have generally failed to investigate systemically whether the diet and obesity in rural areas differ from that in urban areas or to examine the impacts of rural/urban ...
The Legacy of King Sugar: Jamaica's Sugar Industry and the Poor
The story of Jamaica entails a long complication of development that has resulted in the poverty that remains today. It echoes the history of much of the former New World. Since its takeover by the British from Spain in ...
Employment Capability for Individuals with Barriers to Labor Market Entry: The Case of Work-Integration Social Enterprises
In this paper, I will begin by defining social entrepreneurship and giving a brief overview of the rise of the field, both for the sake of clarity and for the relative novelty of the concept. The following section will ...
SSI and Work: The Great American Story
. . . although much of the current debate surrounding SSI [Supplemental Security Income] discusses benefit levels or eligibility, this analysis focuses on the extent to which the program currently achieves the 1971 goal ...
Addressing Food Waste as a Social Issue: Cultural Roots and the Importance of a Multifaceted Approach
Food waste in America amounts to approximately 133 billion pounds of food each year, with loss deriving from every level of the production and consumption chain. Meanwhile, 41.2 million Americans live in food insecure ...