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Bangladesh in 2010 experienced a unique period in its domestic politics, and a boost in its bilateral and regional relationships. However, a fragile political system, poor human rights record, trade imbalances, and climate change vulnerabilities continued throughout the year and contributed to the everyday insecurities of the population.

Die öffentliche Meinung über die Einwanderung und die Einwanderungspolitik in den USA wird zum Großteil von Stereotypen bestimmt. So werden zum Beispiel wirtschaftliche Interessen als Gründe der Einwanderer von vielen Bürgern als vorrangig angesehen, erst dann folgen Menschenrechtsverletzungen oder ethnische Faktoren als Einwanderungsgründe. Die amerikanische Politik hat versucht, diesen Stereotypen entgegenzuwirken, bisher jedoch ohne viel Erfolg. Es bleibt die Aufgabe der Politik, darzustellen, daß nicht ausschließlich wirtschaftliche Faktoren Gründe für die Einwanderung Fremder darstellen (SWP-Fnk)

This research examines the association between economic insecurity and imprisonment rates in the United States. Building on Garland's thesis about punishment and late modernity, it is hypothesized that rising economic insecurity in a population is associated with an increase in the imprisonment rate. This hypothesis is tested with state-level data for the years 1986–2013. Results indicate a robust association between changes in economic insecurity, measured as the percentage of households in a state losing a quarter or more of their income in a single year, and changes in imprisonment rates. This finding suggests that economic insecurity is not only relevant for explaining large-scale shifts in penal philosophy and practice, as prior sociological theory has argued. It also explains some of the year-to-year variation in imprisonment rates and points to another way in which inequality is associated with punishment.