The poor economic performance of the Philippines over the long term is a puzzle and an apparent anomaly for the region. The decline in the Philippines' global position from the first part of the 20th century is particularly striking when viewed against the backdrop of rapid income gains in...

The poor economic performance of the Philippines over the long term is a puzzle and an apparent anomaly for the region. The decline in the Philippines' global position from the first part of the 20th century is particularly striking when viewed against the backdrop of rapid income gains in...

The poor economic performance of the Philippines over the long term is a puzzle and an apparent anomaly for the region. The decline in the Philippines' global position from the first part of the 20th century is particularly striking when viewed against the backdrop of rapid income gains in...

Environmentalism has many of the features of a religion – sacred sites (wilderness areas), saints (Aldo Leopold, Rachel Carson), rules for living (recycling), days of celebration (Earth Day), ascetic requirements (curb energy use), dietary limitations (organic food), indulgences (carbon...

Abstract – This article offers a brief historical overview of the rise and growing social significance of homeowners associations in the United States. With the spread of business corporations in the late nineteenth century, private ownership of American business property increasingly became...

The success of an economic system depends on its having a strong basis of legitimacy in society. For much of the twentieth century, the legitimacy of "American capitalism" was based on the public belief that it would most rapidly and successfully advance the economic progress of the American...