Estimates of the consequences of human-made and natural disasters are crucial for informing decision making by both public and private actors. The 9/11 attack stands out as a particularly important event whose consequences need to be well understood. This study evaluates the macroeconomic...

In this paper, we concentrate on certain trends in Mexican economy and society that are shaping the geography of emigration, are creating new zones of expulsion and are beginning to alter the characteristics of emigrants. Among these trends are the radical restructuring of Mexican agriculture,...

One Pager No. 178 ? Do Universalismo à Segmentação e o Caminho Inverso: Transferências Condicionadas de Renda e o Desenvolvimento da Cidadania Social por Bryan Roberts, da Universidade do Texas em Austin Roberts (2012), partindo da premissa de que a pobreza não é simplesmente a falta de...

Moving forward from the premise that poverty is not simply a lack of resources, but in fact at the same time a relation through which the poor come directly under the control of the State, Roberts (2012) explores the place of Cash Transfer Programs (CCTs) such as Mexico?s Oportunidades Programme...

Roberts (2012) explora el lugar que los programas de transferencias en efectivo (TMC) ocupan en la evolución de la política social y la ciudadanía en América Latina, teniendo en cuenta las consecuencias que estos conllevan en la percepción de los pobres sobre sus derechos y en la calidad de...