Too often, academics and policy makers interpret formality as a binary choice and formalization as an irreversible process. Yet, formalization has many facets and shades on the business and labor fronts, and firms may not be able or willing to formalize all at once. This paper explores the joint...

Experts predict that the acquisition of fresh water will soon supersede that of oil as a main source of international tension. The world's increasing population and industrialization are raising the level of pollutants and toxins, tainting water sources that could be used for consumption or...

U.S. foreign aid to the Palestinians / Jim Zanotti, CRS -- Palestinian authority : U.S. assistance is training and equipping security forces, but the program needs to measure progress and faces logistical constraints -- Foreign assistance : U.S. assistance to the West Bank and Gaza for fiscal...