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Despite China's Modernization, The Hukou System Remains
When the economy floundered, Chinese migrant workers were among the largest casualties globally, in part because of a Maoist-era institution known as hukou that continues to function in China today, creating two levels of citizenship.
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In Bogotá, Collaboration at Every Step
Matthew Alexander (‘01) is founder of Ahmsa, an NGO in Bogotá, Colombia that provides skills training, microcredit, and other support to alleviate poverty in Bogotá.
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Ensuring That Health Care Reaches "The Last Mile"
Craig Nakagawa (’89) is co-founder of VillageReach, an NGO aimed at improving health care distribution systems in the most distant reaches of developing countries, beginning with Mozambique.
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Studying Fair Labor, with a Husky Twist
Students in the Jackson School's Responsible Apparel Purchasing task force explored labor issues related to the production of apparel that bears a University of Washington logo. Related stories: The President as Evaluator
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Finding Hope in Nima
UW Professor Jonathan Mayer is "just short of obsessed" with improving health in Nima, a desperately poor neighborhood in Accra, the largest city in Ghana, Africa.
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Madness and Reason in the Maximum Security Prison
Anthropology professor Lorna Rhodes explores the challenges faced by prisoners and prison staff in a maximum security prison.