Karelis contends, though, that the marginalist view is inapplicable to the situation of the poor–and that it underlies all six of the theories of poverty that he finds wanting: “Conventional theories ...

Gertrude Himmelfarb is a remarkable woman. Remarkable, first, because in some respects she is a pioneer. By signing up, you confirm that you are over the age of 16 and agree to receive occasional ...

No serious and objective analyst can rationally blame President Goddluck Jonathan for being responsible for the multifarious challenges that have left Nigeria at the brink of state collapse. The seeds ...

Established in 1915, Monthly Labor Review is the principal journal of fact, analysis, and research from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, an agency within the U.S. Department of Labor. Each month, ...

Partial Order Theory offers a powerful mathematical framework to compare objects when complete numerical aggregation is either impractical or misleading. In the context of multidimensional poverty ...

Marxists theorize that inequality and poverty are functional components of the capitalist mode of production: capitalism necessarily produces inegalitarian social structures. Inequality is transferred ...

The Trump administration moved to dramatically limit Central American migrants’ ability to seek asylum at the U.S. border with Mexico, an escalation of the president’s push to stem the flood of border ...

In mid-March, as the specter of a society-upending pandemic grew, Los Angeles County emerged as something of a bright spot. When Bay Area counties mandated on March 16 that all residents stay at home, ...

Most poverty-fighting efforts focus on meeting basic material needs, such as food and shelter. But this overlooks the ...