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Exploring the Implications of the Informal Sector: Drawing on Personal Experiences in Ghana and Research on Peru
Ultimately, the informal sector refers to the individuals and organizations that operate outside the scope of the legal system. Because the informal sector does not have strict entry barriers, essentially anyone can ...
Zakat: A Tool for Poverty Alleviation
The zakat, or involuntary almsgiving, is a means by which Islam attempt to address poverty. The concept of zakat may be strange to anyone who is not familiar with the Islamic religion. . . . The zakat is not unique in ...
[Georgia's Public Defense System]
During the second half of the 20th century, the United States Supreme Court increased the financial burden on state public defender systems by requiring that every defendant actually imprisoned – whether for a felony or a ...
Helping Local NGOs Achieve Effective Governance (poster)
Principles for Effective Governance. Particularly designed for non-profits. Recommendations for legal compliance and public disclosure. Recommendations for effective governance and Recommendations for strong financial ...
Drivers and Success Measures of Populism: Case Studies on 1930-1955 in Argentina and 1979-2016 in Great Britain (thesis)
In sum, both of the examined cases of populism sought to gain influence and power, however for different purposes. Perón sought to gain representation for the underrepresented working class in Argentina, and UKIP sought ...
The Politics of Poverty: Conscience and Justice in the Modern Novel (thesis)
As a student of literary theory, I am fascinated by how literature explores and elucidates ideology and its concomitant social and cultural impact in the real world—a sort of meta-ideology. With a background in poverty and ...
Women's Suffrage in Britain: From Chartist Exclusion to Pankhurst Radicalism (thesis)
Although the language has changed somewhat, there remains a constancy in the way "moral principles" ultimately stifle opportunities available to women, keeping them on unequal grounds with men. Upper- and middle-class women ...
Modeling Molecular Traffic: Theory, Simulations, and Potential Applications (thesis)
I present a traffic model inspired by the motion of molecular motors along microtubules, represented by particles moving along a one-dimensional track of variable length. As the particles move unidirectionally along the ...
The Exploitation of Legal, Temporary Workers in the United States
The population of legal temporary workers has fluctuated at different points in U.S. history, but their work conditions have remained almost universally abysmal. Historical patterns of employer behavior and political policy ...