This paper examines of a number of documents recently uncovered from the Northern Ireland Public Records Office which show that the security forces played a key role in shaping the redevelopment of the city of Belfast in the 1970s and 1980s. The documents considered here provide conclusive...

In the beginning of the XIX century, the Russian Empire started a long and complex process of integrating the already conquered Caucasian territories, with the ultimate goal to turn the region into a stable and secure border with the Ottoman Empire and Persia. The key location of this region,...

Drawing on five cross-sections of the French Housing Survey, this paper examines the effects on co-residence with their parents of the extension of housing allowances to students that took place between 1991 and 1993. Two effects are found. First housing allowances provide an increased...

Using a data set from the post welfare reform environment (the 1999 National Survey of America?s Families), this paper investigates the impact of child care subsidies on the standard work (i.e., work performed during the traditional work hours of 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. through Monday and Friday)...

The paper considers child poverty in rich English-speaking countries – the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the UK, and Ireland. Do all these countries really stand out from other OECD countries for their levels of child poverty, as is sometimes assumed? And what policies have they adopted...

This paper examines the impact of actual subsidy receipt of single mothers on their joint employment and child care mode decisions in the post-welfare reform environment, which places a high priority on parental choice with the quality and type of care chosen. Results indicate that single...