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An Unequal Burden?: A study of the Association Between Socioeconomic Status, Dangerous Working Conditions and Occupational Injuries Among Adolescents

Kimberly Rauscher     April 6, 2000

The Geography of Industrial Districts:  Why does the Biotechnology Industry in Massachusetts Cluster in Cambridge?

Shiri Marom Breznitz     April 18, 2000

A Study of the Availability of Jobs for Welfare Recipients Who Have Completed an Occupational Training Program Provided by Publicly Funded Job Training Organizations in Lowell, Massachusetts

Susan Dempsey     April 25, 2000

Prince Pasta unravels in Spaghettiville 1939-1997

Francine Corbin     April 24, 2001

Hyderabad - Technopolis in the Making?  A Study of the Software Industry in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India and the Andhra Pradesh Information Technology Policy

Radha Roy Biswas     April 25, 2001

A Study of Sustainable Development of Zhongguancun, Beijing, China

Chen Liu     May 31, 2002

Organics Separation and Composting in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts:  Confronting Challenges in Policy Formation and Program Implementation

Julie Villareal     March 29, 2003

The Impact of Rapid Industrialization on Work and Family Structures in Indonesia 1970-2000

George Martin Sirait     April 15, 2003

Faugh A Ballagh Loss and Leverage in Ballykilcline and Rutland

Mary Lee Dunn     April 16, 2003

A Study of Taiwan's Foreign Worker Policy Compared to South Korea's Foreign Worker Policy

Hsiao-Ling Lin     April 17, 2003

The Development of Nigeria's Local/Traditional Fabric Industry as a Strategy for Poverty Reduction

Mana Wambebe     April 22, 2003

China's National Innovation System (NIS) in the Making:  Case Studies of Three Indigenous Chinese Companies

Yingying Deng     April 22, 2003

Regional Integration and Development:  A Study of the European Union, the Transformation of Spain, and the Pursuit of Regional Development

Don Leonard     September 26, 2003

Unemployment, Layoffs and Reemployment Programs in China --- A Case Study of Shanghai Reemployment Service Center Program and its Adaptation

Guang Bi     November 26, 2003

New Form Creation in Telecommunications and the Internet Sector after 1996 in Massachusetts  

Hao Xie  2003

Community Values, Education and Work: Child Labor In Indonesia - The Case of the Household Footwear Sector in Cibaduyut and Cangkuang Kulon, Bandung

Elisabeth Satya Dewi  2003

The Fair Trade Movement and Globalization:  No One Need Die Marching from Matagalpa to Managua

Paul Morse    2003

Barriers to Union Organizing in the Massachusetts Service Sector

Joseph F. Meagher     January 21, 2004

The Massachusetts' Travel and Tourism Industry after September 11, 2001:  Behavior, Perception and Policy

Richard Scott     April 6, 2004

A Lifeline?  Is the Massachusetts Nurses Association Able to Shield Massachusetts RNs from the Impact of Health Care Industry Restructuring?

Beth Wilson     April 12, 2004

Industrialization, Globalization and Women Workers in South Korea,  1960-2003

Youngju Seo     April 13, 2004

The Quest for Food Security:  Policies and Issues Facing the Country of Zambia

Lisa M. Chandonnet     April 15, 2004

How Can Aid Dependent Countries Take Possession of Their Development Trajectory -- The Case of Liberia

Henrique Nea Urey     April 22, 2004

Planning for Transportation Equity in a Diverse Community:  The Barriers to and Benefits of Public Involvement in the Planning Process

Darcie Boyer     April 22, 2004

Wealth Extraction, Not Economy Development:  A Case Study of Liberia

Joseph Natanael Varnie     April 22, 2004

The Stories Behind the Statistics:  A Study of Brazilians Working in Eastern Massachusetts

Sharon Driscoll     June 3, 2004

Educational Attainment and Economic Development in Southwestern Indiana

China Layne     August 23, 2004

The Role of Conflict/Compromise and Moderation in The Family and Medical Leave Act

Marianne S. Pelletier     November 30, 2004

Designing the Tax Structure of Massachusetts to Promote Economic and Social Development

John Edward     February 9, 2005

Comparative Air Pollution Policy and Enforcement in Singapore, Hong Kong, and Dalian

Robert Andrew Macauslan     April 14, 2005

Women and Conflict:  Lessons Learned and Applications for the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Barbara Rocha     April 19, 2005

Building Inclusive Micro-Lending Programs to Support Social and Economic Development in Cameroon

Placide Dingue     April 19, 2005

Four Companies:  FDI Effects on Mexican Retail

Jose Luis Alvarez Galvan     April 19, 2005

A Study of Worker Burnout in Massachusetts High Technology Sector

Kathleen J. Bailey     April 19, 2005

The Expansion of the Concept of Fair Trade to Increase the Economic Welfare of Rural Farmers in Ghana : A Case Study of the Kuapa Kookoo Farmers’ Cooperative

Charles Addae  2005

The Establishment of the Ministry of Gender and Development: A Case Study of the Changing Role of Women in Liberia

Jeannie B. Morris  2005

The Dynamics of the Coalitions in the Anti-Corporate Globalization Movement: A Massachusetts Case Study, 2000-2001

Jennifer l. Gaudet  2005

Universal Primary Education in Uganda: The Case for Community Involvement

Patrick Kimera  2005

Offshoring and the Financial Services Industry in Massachusetts

Taner Osman  2005

The Massachusetts Software Industry: A Special Focus on the Financial Management Software Sector

Dongsheng Li 2005

The Development of Wenzhou Industry Clusters: Quality Improvement and Innovation Capabilities

Yue Zhang  2005

Lebanon and Hezbollah: From Militia to Political Party?

Reine El-Achkar 2006

Sustaining the Paper Industry of Massachusetts: 21st Century Challenges and the Prospects for Manufacturing Survival

Michael Ammendola  2006

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