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IMF Conditionality and the Economic, Social and Cultural Rights of the Poor in Developing Countries
The policies that countries agree to follow as a condition for borrowing from the IMF have a profound impact on economic and social rights safeguarded by the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ...
The National School Lunch Program in Rockbridge County
Given the fact that 55 million US children between the ages 5 and 19 spend the majority of their days at school, the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) inherently has a significant role in determining the quality of our ...
Felony Disenfranchisement
In this paper I will take an in-depth look at the impact of felony disenfranchisement on the poor and more specifically on the African American community. The paper will focus on the current felony disenfranchisement law, ...
Picking Pockets for Profit: Wage Theft and the Fair Labor Standards Act
I will start with a brief history of the FLSA and the purposes for the legislation. I will also outline wage and hour requirements under the FLSA, the remedies available to workers when an employer fails to satisfy those ...
The Essential Poverty of the Face: A Case for Levinasian Responsibility and Justice in Poverty Studies
The moral deliberative theories that ethicists and justice advocates use to address poverty issues all stem from the analytic philosophical tradition, and, while no doubt helpful, they are not fully adequate. Emmanuel ...
Homelessness and Trust: The Effects of Homeless Intake Verification on Relationships
Homeless intake verification requires the witnessing and recording of an individual's homelessness to access resources. The invasiveness of this verification causes shame, distrust, and perpetuates negative stereotypes of ...
The Innocent Casualties of Imprisonment
The purpose of this paper is to examine the negative experiences children have when their parent goes to prison while comparing how these negative experiences differ based on socioeconomic status. . . . Our research ...
Straight Teeth and Crooked Policies: Why Dental Care Matters for Anti-Poverty Efforts
Oral health is largely treated as a luxury in the United States. This sentiment is echoed by our nation's current health care legislature, and evident by growing dental disparities despite advanced technology and increased ...
The Case for a Culturally Appropriate Empowerment-Based Measurement Tool for Social Businesses
Anti-poverty social businesses which aim to assist disadvantaged groups by offering them employment opportunities emerged as a better alternative to classical top-down international development programs. While their main ...
Mental Health and Medicaid
Medicaid covers 15 million adults representing 25% of all Medicaid recipients and 5% of America's population (KFF). The effects of poverty make Medicaid recipients significantly more likely to suffer from mental illness. ...