The Social Science Journal articles from April 1996

The Social Science Journal archives from April 1996

Macroeconomic adjustments for debt-laden economies: the Central American experience.
April 1, 1996... INTRODUCTION Managing external debt and its repercussions on all concerned have been the most debated areas of discussion in recent literature on Latin American economies. Most of Latin America's foreign debt has been public debt serving...

The changing impact of viability during the presidential primary season.
April 1, 1996... Every four years the American people choose their president by voting first in primaries (or caucuses) and then in the general election. The former is at least as important in leadership selection as the latter. Indeed, as Keech and...

Anxiety as a consequence of liberalization: an analysis of opinion surveys in Estonia.
April 1, 1996... The dissolution of the USSR in 1991 has been greeted with great relief in the western world. Not only did such an event signal the end of the cold war but also brought with it a renewed faith in the liberal economic order. With the word...

U.S. policy and the Arab economic boycott: understanding the origins and dealing with its consequences.
April 1, 1996... Ford entered the presidential office perhaps by fate. It was certainly not a job that he sought. His goal had been to become Speaker of the House, a position he never achieved. Upon entering office, his knowledge of foreign policy was...

Juggling multiple roles: perceptions of working mothers.
April 1, 1996... In the last twenty-five years, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of women with young children entering the labor force. At present, over sixty percent of women with preschool-aged children are employed.(1) Given these...

Attitudes toward community policing: a causal analysis.
April 1, 1996... INTRODUCTION In recent years, community policing has been presented as a tool for enabling police officers to control crime and to improve police-citizen relations. The comfort of long established and traditional roles of police...

Bill sponsorship and legislative success among freshmen senators, 1954-1986.
April 1, 1996... INTRODUCTION Although many generalizations have been made about the changes in the Senate over the last forty years, they often rest "upon a thin empirical base."(1) Analyses of floor activity by Sinclair and Smith substantiate the...

International institutions and the Gramscian legacy: its modification, expansion and reaffirmation.
April 1, 1996... This article explores, expands, modifies, and reaffirms the applicability of the Gramscian legacy as the indicated paradigm for analyzing public international institutions.(1) The exploration occurs in this introductory section and in the two...

Hopes, Dreams and Promises: The Future of Homeless Children in America.(Review)
April 1, 1996... by Ralph DaCosta Nunez New York: Homes for the Homeless, Inc. 1994, 252 pages, $15.95 Paperback Reviewed by: Paul T. Lockman, Jr., Eastern New Mexico University The main theme of the book, Hopes, Dreams and Promises: The Future...