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Is the Age of Apathy Over?
By Elizabeth Schuelke, MSPPM ’13 After a tremendous surge of youth voters during the 2008 election cycle, naysayers warned to expect a predictable return to apathy after the excitement and speeches wore off. What has been most astounding in the over three years since the November 2008 election,...
Why Businesses Want More Stability and Less Complexity Out of Our Government
By Jacqueline Payne, HCPM ’12 I think that it is appropriate to begin this blog with the perspectives of those praised for their wisdom and judgment to form the context of my second entry into the Heinz Journal. To quote our poor judges made to sort out the conundrums of our United States...
Land Reforms for Addressing Food Insecurity & Agricultural Stagnation: Options for Pakistan’s Tenth Five-Year Plan 2010-2015
Pakistan’s track record of weak food productivity growth, coincident with high population growth, poses significant food security challenges for the country. Food insecurity in Pakistan is a result of subdued agricultural productivity growth. I argue that this is caused by concentrated land distribution,...