A people-centered economy

A Discourse on A Model of the Entrepreneur - Centered Economy

A People ’ S Economy Is Possible

type of agenda are well-known. They include (1) the federal government’s fiscal deficit; (2) the prospect of an investment strike by private business; (3) controlling inflation; and (4) countering the pressures resulting from globalization, including the trade deficit, immigration, and managing the dollar. All of these are serious, but not insurmountable concerns. The greater challenges are pol...

Walking economy in people with Parkinson's disease.

Gait dysfunction is an early problem identified by patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). Alterations in gait may result in an increase in the energy cost of walking (i.e., walking economy). The purpose of this study was to determine whether walking economy is atypical in patients with PD when compared with healthy controls. A secondary purpose was to evaluate the associations of age, sex, and...

A People-Centered Approach to Tuberculosis Care and Control

A Human-Centered Approach to Data Privacy : Political Economy, Power, and Collective Data Subjects

Researchers find weaknesses in current strategies for protecting privacy in large datasets: many 'anonymized' datasets are re-identifiable, and norms for offering data subjects notice and consent overemphasize individual responsibility. Based on fieldwork with data managers in the City of Seattle, I identify ways that these conventional approaches break down in practice. Drawing on work from th...