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  • 161. Publications & Writing

    Domesticating the World: African Consumerism and the Genealogies of Globalization (California World History Library)

    This book, by 1999 IDRF Fellow Jeremy Prestholdt, destabilizes the idea of globalization as a recent phenomenon driven by Western interests by offering a compelling new perspective on global interconnectivity in the nineteenth century. During an era of broad social and economic c…

    Author Prestholdt, Jeremy Graham Publisher University of California Press, 2008

  • 162. Publications & Writing

    Drugs, Thugs and Divas: Telenovelas and Narco-Dramas in Latin America

    Latin American soap operas—telenovelas—have found enthusiastic audiences throughout the Americas and Europe, as well as in Egypt, Russia, and China, while Mexican narco-dramas have become highly popular among Latinos in the United States. In this first comprehensive analysis…

    Author Benavides, Oswaldo Hugo Publisher University of Texas Press, 2008

  • 163. Publications & Writing

    Economic Implications of Remittances and Migration

    The report has two goals. The first is to explore the gains and losses from international migration from the perspective of developing countries, with special attention to the money that migrants send home. The second goal is to consider policy initiatives that could improve the…

    Publisher World Bank, 2006 Read online Download PDF

  • 164. Publications & Writing

    Economic Interactions of Migrants and Their Households of Origin: Are Women More Reliable Supporters?

    Based on an analysis of Thai National Migration Survey data, this paper examines, from a gender perspective, the transfers of money and goods between internal migrants and their households of origin. One of the salient features of internal migration in Thailand is the increasing…

    Author Osaki, Keiko Read online Download PDF

  • 165. Publications & Writing

    Educating Immigrant Youth: Pathways to Mobility and Citizenship in International Perspective

    A Special Issue of the Teachers College Record.

    Contributors Jennifer Holdaway (Editor), Maurice Crul (Editor), Catrin Roberts (Editor) Publisher Teachers College, Columbia University, 2009

  • 166. Publications & Writing

    Education and Labor in Tension: Contemporary Debates about Education in the US Labor Movement

    Publication by DPDF 2009 Revitalizing Development Studies Fellow Rebecca Tarlau. This article examines the conflicting visions within the US labor movement about the proper function and implementation of labor education programs, and how educational programs are connected to uni…

    Author Tarlau, Rebecca Senn

  • 167. Publications & Writing

    Efforts for a Nuclear-Free North Korea Are Bearing Fruit

    Author Sigal, Leon Read online Download PDF

  • 168. Publications & Writing

    Elections in the DRC: The Bemba Surprise

    The surprising results of the 2006 elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo reveal the fractious nature of Congolese politics as the country struggles to maintain peace. This Special Report examines the election results and the state of democracy in the DRC by tracing the hi…

    Author Carayannis, Tatiana

  • 169. Publications & Writing

    Electoral Competition and Institutional Change in Mexico

    …1998 IDRF Fellow Caroline Beer’s new book explores the consequences of democratic politics in Mexico. Focusing on struggles at the subnational level, she assesses how increased electoral competition alters the long-term distribution of power across political institutions in wa…

    Author Beer, Caroline Charlotte Publisher University of Notre Dame Press, 2003

  • 170. Publications & Writing

    Emigration and Wages in Source Countries: Evidence from Mexico

    This paper uses data from nationally-representative US and Mexico Population Censuses (1970-2000) to examine the impact of international migration (Mexico to US) on wages in Mexico. Using an instrumental variables approach, the author finds that emigration has a positive and sign…

    Author Mishra, Prachi Read online Download PDF