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The Political Economy of the Pacific Northwest: A Surplus Approach
(2015)
The dissertation is comprised of three independent essays. Each essay examines the process of qualitative change in the provisioning process from a different
vantage, while remaining fixed in relation to the Columbia ...
Development Theory and the Cold War: A Historical Analysis of Latin American Structuralism from 1930 to 1970
(2013)
Latin America has experimented with two different development strategies over the
last two centuries. First, and currently, an “outward-oriented” program based on
exports of primary commodities. Alternatively, for a few ...
A Theory of Consumer Fraud in Market Economies
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2018)
Of the many forms of human behavior, perhaps none more than those of force
and fraud have caused so much harm in both social and ecological environments. In
spite of this, neither shows signs of weakening given their ...
Full Employment and Development: The Case of Indian Economy
(University of Missouri–Kansas City, 2014)
The purpose of this study is to establish the feasibility and desirability of full
employment and price stability in India via an Employer of Last resort program. After
providing a brief historical background of the ...
Racial residential segregation in the Kansas City area: a comparative study between Blacks and Hispanics
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011-08-01)
There is considerable literature on racial residential segregation but there are few
examples that examine similarities and differences between two ethnic groups within an
urban area. Racial residential segregation among ...
An Instrumental Approach to Full Employment: with Policy Implication
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2010)
The study proposes that in order to assure full employment, policy measures must address both Keynesian unemployment, and unemployment caused by structural and technological change. It is possible to attain full employment ...