Looking Past GDP to Measure Economic Strength
Excitement resulted from the news of recent 4.1 percent growth of gross domestic product in the U.S., but GDP alone is inadequate to measure economic performance.
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Development Economics
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A Case for Retiring The Word ‘Slum’
In a new book, an urban historian argues that the term distorts the policies meant to help poor neighborhoods.
Shelf Help: ‘The Twilight of Human Rights Law’
Are our human rights initiatives too abstract and ineffective?