Poverty maps are a useful tool for the targeting of social programs on areas with high concentrations of poverty. However, a static focus on poverty ignores the temporal dimension of poverty. Thus, current nonpoor households still face substantial welfare volatility and are at risk of becoming...

Nicht nur die Mittelschicht schrumpft - freilich - allmählich, auch das von ihr verkörperte Modell von Wohlstand, lebenslanger Absicherung, Wertehomogenität und allgemeiner Zuversicht erodiert, so die schon vielfach diskutierte These des bekannten Journalisten, derzeit Chefkorrespondent beim...

This book explores the institutional factors in social policymaking and implementation in China. From the performance evaluation system for local cadres to the intergovernmental fiscal system, local policy experimentation, logrolling among government departments, and the "top-level" design,...

"While we were writing this book, one of the authors fell ill. The diagnosis required two CAT scans, two MRIs, consultation with an oto-neurologist, an otolaryngologist, and an audiologist, while the treatment required a week in the hospital, a total of 15 hours of surgery carried out by a team...