The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

Geography is about facts. But all facts are theory-laden. This paper introduces a specific theory, world-systems analysis, as a means for understanding the geography of global inequalities. It is ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

The County of San Diego is partnering with The People’s Alliance for Justice, promising to address inequalities in the foster care system. "Here in San Diego we stand for all of our children, and ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- On this Juneteenth, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner released a new report highlighting racial inequalities in the city's criminal legal system. Krasner is linking ...

Journal of Economic Growth, Vol. 8, No. 2 (Jun., 2003), pp. 223-257 (35 pages) This paper analyzes the emergence and the evolution of a modem banking system, in a developing economy where banks ...

Lecturer in Global Health, Institute of Health and Wellbeing/School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Glasgow For funding related to this research see below. The research described in ...

To stem the economic fallout from COVID-19, developed countries have injected an unprecedented US$9 trillion into their economies. The International Monetary Fund has recommended sustained fiscal ...

A bipartisan task force headed by lawmakers is calling for a complete overhaul of the juvenile justice system in Pennsylvania to address racial and economic inequalities that impact youths for years. ...

Omnicom Public Relations Group agencies have published research that they say shows a belief among healthcare providers that pharmaceutical companies can help to solve health inequalities. The study ...