One approach to analyzing inequality is to compare average economic choices from a classical theoretical framework. Another approach considers the impact of the formation of society, through statutes and institutions, on average economic outcomes. This paper studies the effects of slavery on...

Policy frames in Brazil have long run up against conflicting visions and understandings about the causes and consequences of group-based inequality. This paper argues that a class-based lens has dominated the social protection framework. In recent years, political leaders have framed social...

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Review of the Literature -- Chapter 3: The Research Process -- Chapter 4: Macro-Context: Professional Identity and the Public Space -- Chapter 5: Meso-Context: Professional Identity and the Professional Space -- Chapter 6: Micro Context: Professional...

International vergleichende Studien und zahllose Pressemeldungen, die über Übergriffe auf ausländische Afrikaner berichten, zeigen, dass sich in der südafrikanischen Gesellschaft seit dem Ende der Apartheid ein Klima der Fremdenfeindlichkeit verbreitet hat. Im Kontrast zum Ausmaß des...