Labor Rights in Comparative Perspective
        The WorkR Dataset


Summary: Introduces an original dataset recording government respect for seven different worker rights in law and practice, respectively, from 1994-2010. An exploratory analysis reveals: (1) distinct patterns in correlational relationships across different categories of rights; and (2) that "gaps" between law and practice can be explained in significant part by variations in states' administrative capacities.
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Conditional Effect of Increase in Respect for PIR
Choosing the Best House in a                            Bad Neighborhood
        Location Strategies of Human Rights INGOs                                        in the Non-Western World


Summary: IHROs locate permanent offices and staff strategically, balancing operational latitude with both local and neighborhood "need." In contrast, global variations in IHRO membership rates are mostly a function of local "opportunity structures."