We live in an era of growing economic inequality. Luminaries ranging from the President to the Pope to economist Thomas Piketty in his bestselling book Capital in the Twenty- First Century have raised alarms about the disparity between the haves and the have-nots. Overlooked, however, in these...

One of the consequences of the post-socialist transformation of Eastern and Central Europe and the Former Soviet Union is the emergence of energy poverty, a condition where households are living in inadequately heated homes. This paper examines the institutional and demographic underpinnings of...

This paper analyses the forgotten right to continuous improvement of living conditions in ICESCR Art 11(1), drawing on: the travaux préparatoires; the broader context of Twentieth Century international law; and the work of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. It argues that we...

Government income and housing interventions during the COVID pandemic had demonstrable benefits in reducing the growth of homelessness. Comparisons of projected versus actual growth in Los Angeles County from 2020 to 2022 validate the benefit of these interventions.This report offers three types...

This ground-breaking study on the measurement of poverty shows how policy in this field has taken a wrong turn with disastrous results.In recent years, poverty has generally been understood in ‘relative' terms. That is, people are regarded as poor if they earn less than some benchmark relative...

Western countries differ greatly in the extent to which single mothers participate in the labor market. Using LIS data for 15 countries, I propose and estimate a simple structural model of labor supply that incorporates the main variables that influence the work decision for single mothers. The...

Western countries differ greatly in the extent to which single mothers participate in the labor market. Using LIS data for 15 countries, I propose and estimate a simple structural model of labor supply that incorporates the main variables that influence the work decision for single mothers. The...

Логика марксизма требует, чтобы ухудшение положения человека наемного труда по мере развития капитализма было доказано. В абсолютном выражении оно было...

During the recent boom in the world economy, many western developed countries, of varying political complexion, adopted neoliberal welfare policies and deregulated labour markets. For the unemployed these reforms were characterised by contracting-out of labour exchange functions (public...