"In this book, Thomas Aiello takes a close look at the Deep South's dependence on systems of bound labor during the post-Reconstruction era through the story of a labor camp in Georgia, drawing attention to the injustices and abuses of misdemeanor convict leasing."

Georgia's First Cattle (1521-1900) -- Laying the Foundation (1900-1930) -- An Industry Emerges (1930-1945) -- Fat Cattle (1945-1960) -- The Big Shift: Education and a Boom in Beef (1960-1975) -- From Boom to Bust (1975-1990) -- Marketing Beef and Dairy (1990-2005) -- Challenges of a...

Recidivism rates are a growing concern due to the high cost of imprisonment and the high rate of ex-prisoners returning back to prison. One policy-relevant and potentially important determinant of recidivism is the composition of peer inmates. In this paper, we study the role of peer effects...

This book describes the institutions and process through which the Georgia General Assembly adopts a budget, the executive-legislative branch politics that transpire during the process and the tax and spending policies that the process produces. It argues that the state’s budget is developed...