Transnational business regulation is increasingly implemented through private voluntary
programs–such as certification regimes and codes of conduct–that diffuse global standards …

The production and export of avocados in Chile have experienced explosive growth since
the 1990s, severely threatening local communities' human right to water. Despite …

At 50% of the global workforce, informal workers constitute a large, diffuse, and resource-
poor group with high barriers to collective action. Contrary to scholars' expectations, informal …

Himachal Pradesh outperforms other Indian states in implementing universal primary
education. Through comparative field research, this article finds that bureaucratic norms …

Informal workers make up over two billion workers or about 50% of the global workforce.
Surprisingly, scholars know little about informal workers' political or civil society participation …

Environmental protection presents a challenge for commodity-producing democracies. To
account for the enforcement of environmental laws in decentralized systems, this article …

Environmental policy in Chile has developed rapidly in recent years, and the country has
become a regional leader in renewable energy, climate change policy, recycling, and nature …

The study of environmental politics in Latin America and the Caribbean expands as conflicts
stemming from the deterioration of the natural world increase. Yet this scholarship has not …

China's high-profile anti-pollution campaigns have fueled theories of authoritarian
environmental efficiency. In a regime where bureaucrats are sensitive to top-down scrutiny …

The abundance and distribution of various heavy metals, microplastics, and organic
contaminants present in the environment pose a major challenge as large quantities of …