Existing scholarship suggests that the extent of female representation in government at the national and sub-national levels is positively correlated with the existence of equal pay laws, spending on welfare benefits and ...

In this paper, I explore the politics behind human development levels across different states in India. Previous research has found strong correlation between fiscal transfers from the Central Government and the states of ...

Former Chinese President Hu Jintao launched campaigns to promote a more “scientific” development between 2002 and 2012 in order to build a “harmonious society”, indicating his determination to shift toward a more equitable, ...

Over the past twenty-five years, the United States has moved from optimism to considerable pessimism about its role to do well in the world. Indeed, President George H.W. Bush’s “New World Order” stands unquestionably in ...