May 19, 2015
Despite having equally vast endowments of natural resources and similar socioeconomic profiles, the Indian states of Bihar and Odisha pursued markedly different development strategies during India’s first decade of economic
May 19, 2015
Mirroring the cross-national variation in how electricity became enmeshed in polities and societies around the world in the twentieth century, within British India, too, the emerging electric systems differed by
May 11, 2015
Generations of struggle and negotiation have transformed the political environment for Indigenous peoples. Their political participation does not only—or even mainly—take place in national congresses or municipal governments. Inroads are
May 11, 2015
Abstract: As a consequence of US border policies that funnel migrants through the harsh Sonoran Desert, migrants since the 1990s have been crossing and dying in large num- bers on
May 7, 2015
Although much has been written about the economic success of South Korea and other newly industrializing countries social changes in late industrializing countries are a significantly underexplored terrain of research.
May 7, 2015
Sex preferences for children are contingent on institutional and economic contexts, including family system. While the patrilineal joint family system of the Han Chinese tends to devalue daughters, the family
May 7, 2015
The 2000 census of China has several notable innovations, including a sample long form containing detailed items on migration, housing, and employment. Preliminary data indicate rapid urbanization and continued rapid
May 7, 2015
This study analyzes the variation in one measure of son preference that is of particular relevance in rural China: whether a woman considers it important to have a son, and
May 7, 2015
What accounts for the “colored revolutions” of the former Soviet Union? Analysis of postcommunist political economies reveals that states that underwent reform saw the emergence of a new capitalist class
May 7, 2015
This article argues that Azerbaijan did not display a backlash against the ‘colour revolutions’ in the post-Soviet space because the primary threat to the regime came from within, and not