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General study of Pakistan - covers cultural factors, historical and geographical aspects, demographic aspects, languages, religion, the social structure, education, political aspects and political leadership, mass media, foreign policy and foreign relations, labour force and other work aspects, medical care and welfare, agriculture, resources and industry, financing aspects, trade, etc. Bibliography pp. 459 to 470.
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All legally enforceable rights cost money. A practical, commonsense notion? Yes, but one ignored by almost everyone, from libertarian ideologues to Supreme Court justices to human rights advocates. The simple insight that rights are expensive reminds us that freedom is not violated by a government that taxes and spends, but requires it - and requires a citizenry vigilant about how money is allocated. Laying bare the folly of some of our most cherished...
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Race, Self-employment, and Upward Mobility refutes conventional notions about entrepreneurship with a wealth of unimpeachable data. Timothy Bates finds that self-employment and upward mobility are open to those who are highly educated and skilled, often possessing significant personal financial resources. This is true among Asian Americans, African Americans, and everybody else, too. Asian immigrants are prominent in low-profit, high-risk inner city...
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The number of temporary workers residing legally in the United States has grown dramatically over the last 30 years, yet little is known about their effects on the U.S. labor market. It is clear, however, that the many highly skilled workers among these migrants are causing friction within the firms and institutions that employ them - and it is equally clear that they are also providing significant benefits. Dr.
Lowell and the contributors to this...
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In Illusions of Prosperity, Blau launches a far-reaching assault on the idea that "the market" knows best. Blau writes that while the share of the national income held by the bottom four-fifths of the population (the poor and broad middle class combined) has continued to decline, the top fifth gained 97 percent of the increase in total household income between 1979 and 1994. Blau looks at recent reforms in NAFTA, education, job training, welfare,...
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