Topic
Poverty
296 published works
Land Use Prof Blog
When housing costs are considered, poverty is worst in DC, New York, and California
Quick: Which states have the highest rates of poverty? For decades (centuries?), almost all indicators of wealth and achievement, such as poverty, education, income, etc., have mostly southern states…
PropertyProf Blog
Fennell on Properties of Concentration
By propertyprof
Lee Anne Fennell (University of Illinois College of Law; New York University School of Law) has posted Properties of Concentration on SSRN. Here's the abstract:Although collective action problems in spatial…
Land Use Prof Blog
No more “inner city”
In an otherwise fine essay that debunks the supposed crisis of academic achievement of boys, Caryl Rivers and Rosalind Chait Barnett wrote in the Washington Post on Sunday that…
ImmigrationProf Blog
From the Border Report #2
Nearly 10 million people live in the US-Mexico border area. About 23 percent of the population on the US side lives at or below the poverty line, compared with a…
PropertyProf Blog
Applying DeSoto to the Reservation
By propertyprof
The Wall Street Journal has an opinion story on poverty on Indian reservations that might be of interest to fans of Hernando de Soto:The main problem with Indian reservations isn't,…
Labor Law Prof Blog
May Day
The International Confederation or Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) issues manifesto regarding the celebration of this year's May Day.Here is the text:Today, May Day 2005, workers around the world are celebrating…