"At 5:45 p.m. on September 9, 1919, nearly every patrolman on the Boston Police Department abandoned their posts, leaving the city victim to four days of crime, looting and mob violence. This is the story of what led to the strike and the political ramifications of the greatest tragedy in...

introduction: Education and social inequality -- Nineteenth-century networks -- Uplifting the "unskilled" -- Craft power in the industrial workplace -- Becoming pink collar -- Professional ladders -- Placement in corporate America -- Conclusion: Education, inequality, and worker power.

Racial/ethnic disparities in the prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are well documented and until recently, research has focused almost exclusively on individual-based determinants as potential contributors to these disparities (health behaviors, biological/genetic factors, and...

Dieses Buch analysiert am Beispiel eines Großprojektes in Boston die zunehmende Bedeutung von Baupolitik im Kontext von Städtewettbewerb und lokaler Wirtschaftsförderung.Die »South Boston Waterfront« soll dabei nicht als ein weiterer Beleg für die Umnutzung städtischer Brachflächen,...

The tax burden on investment or companies is an important factor for the attractiveness of a country or a region. In particular, business location and investment decisions are influenced by the relative tax burdens encountered in different regions. This study presents estimates of the effective...