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Publication date: 11 April 2013

Drivers, Trends, and Outlook in Sustainable Development: Comparing Best Practices in Northern Europe (Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden) and California

Karina A. Branum, Laura E. Cepeda, Cody Howsmon and Anatoly Zhuplev

Purpose – The purpose of this research is to compare trends, drivers, and best sustainable development (SD) practices in the Nordic region and California…

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Purpose – The purpose of this research is to compare trends, drivers, and best sustainable development (SD) practices in the Nordic region and California, USA.Design/methodology/approach – Four research propositions are explored: (1) SD is driven by governmental, economic, and social/cultural influences. (2) Social democracy and mixed economies in the Nordic region influence SD differently than the free market system of the United States. (3) The profit-centered, short-term view in the United States impacts SD differently than the longer-term approach in the Nordic region. (4) The egalitarian culture in the Nordic region influences SD differently than the entrepreneurial culture in the United States. The study incorporates a comprehensive literature review, 34 field interviews and research observations in the United States and the Nordic region.Findings – California and the Nordics have similar market economies where SD is largely driven by private sector; however, the role of government more directly influences SD in the Nordic region. Also, the profit-centered, entrepreneurial view of the United States drives innovation in SD based on short-term profitability gains, which ultimately hinders long-term solutions. Alternatively, the egalitarian culture in the Nordic region manifests in more focused and quicker adoption of SD policies. Lastly, the Nordics have a broad range of SD goals and a competitive advantage in key SD technologies. Conversely, California pursues a large variety of technologies without clearly defined goals that tend to be less effective than the Nordic countries.Originality/value of chapter – The chapter identified similarities and differences in SD trends, best practices, policies, and attitudes: California compared to Nordic countries.

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Principles and Strategies to Balance Ethical, Social and Environmental Concerns with Corporate Requirements
Type: Book
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/S2051-5030(2013)0000012011
ISBN: 978-1-78190-627-9

Keywords

  • sustainable
  • development
  • energy
  • building
  • water
  • Northern Europe

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Book part
Publication date: 10 December 1993

Output Measures for Evaluating the Performance of Community College Learning Resources Programs: A California Case Study

Tobin de Leon Clarke and Elmer U. Clawson

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Advances in Librarianship
Type: Book
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/S0065-2830(1993)0000017009
ISBN: 978-0-12024-617-5

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Book part
Publication date: 14 May 1997

Intergovernmental Relations, Service Provision and the Delivery of Health Care in California

Juliet Musso and John M. Quigley

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Government for the Future
Type: Book
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/S0573-8555(1997)0000238008
ISBN: 978-1-84950-852-0

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Publication date: 1 January 2005

The Quest for Equity in California Higher Education: Implications for a Global Society

Robert T. Teranishi

In the past 30 years, California has played a key role in engaging the U.S. with broader international economic and political relationships. A large part of engaging…

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In the past 30 years, California has played a key role in engaging the U.S. with broader international economic and political relationships. A large part of engaging California in a broader global context has been the plethora of technology. Because of the globalization of world markets, California's internationalized economic participation positioned itself well relative to other national markets, for example, in Asia and Europe. As a result, by the late 1990s, California had the fifth largest economy in the world (The Commerce and Economic Development Program, 2004). While California became increasingly engaged in international relationships, its population voiced increasing concerns for developing and sustaining a racially and nationally diverse workforce to engage with the rest of the world. However, during the late 1990s, there was movement in the other direction that restricted access to higher education and public resources for people of color (e.g., Proposition 187) and immigrant populations (e.g., English-only movement) (Allen, Teranishi, Dinwiddie, & González, 2001).

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Higher Education in a Global Society: Achieving Diversity, Equity and Excellence
Type: Book
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S1479-358X(05)05009-6
ISBN: 978-0-76231-182-8

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Publication date: 6 December 2018

1978–1979: In the Beginning

Charles I. Guarria

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Proposition 13 – America’s Second Great Tax Revolt: A Forty Year Struggle for Library Survival
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-78769-017-220181001
ISBN: 978-1-78769-018-9

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Publication date: 28 November 2019

In-prison therapeutic communities in California

Rod Mullen, Naya Arbiter, Claudia Rosenthal Plepler and Douglas James Bond

Over nearly six decades in prison, therapeutic communities (TCs) have waxed and waned in California. While there have been dramatic and demonstrable sucess with some of…

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Over nearly six decades in prison, therapeutic communities (TCs) have waxed and waned in California. While there have been dramatic and demonstrable sucess with some of the most intractable populations in California prisons, the TC model has met substantial challenges, both bureaucratic and political. The paper aims to discuss this issue.

Design/methodology/approach

This is a six-decade review of in-prison TCs in California based both on the research literature and from personal experience over 30 years providing both in-prison and community based TCs in California.

Findings

Despite well-documented success reducing the recidivism of violent offenders in California prisons (which is now the bulk of the population), the government has ignored the success of well implemented in-prison TCs, and has implemented a CBT model which has recently been documented to have been ineffective in reducing recidivism. The State is now at a crossroads.

Research limitations/implications

Documented research findings of success do not necessarily result in the implementation of the model.

Practical implications

There is evidence that violent felons are amenable to treatment.

Social implications

Public concern over the return of violent felons from prison can be ameliorated by the evidence of the effectiveness of TC treatment in prison.

Originality/value

There is no other publication which captures the narrative of the TC in California prisons over six decades.

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Therapeutic Communities: The International Journal of Therapeutic Communities, vol. 40 no. 3/4
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/TC-06-2019-0007
ISSN: 0964-1866

Keywords

  • TC history
  • Therapeutic communities
  • TC practice
  • CBT
  • Prisons
  • Drugs

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Publication date: 1 February 1996

California: Library information technologies

Barbara Will, Holly Hinman, John Jewell, K.G. Ouye, Jackie Siminitus, Roy Tennant and Barbara Will

As in every state, rapid technological developments have affected the way California libraries deliver their services, and, in turn, have generated new relationships for…

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As in every state, rapid technological developments have affected the way California libraries deliver their services, and, in turn, have generated new relationships for them with private and public partners. The libraries of California were hit hard by a prolonged and severe recession, yet they could not afford to wait for better economic times before joining the technological revolution.

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Library Hi Tech, vol. 14 no. 2/3
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/eb047994
ISSN: 0737-8831

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Article
Publication date: 12 March 2018

Child incarceration and long-term adult health outcomes: a longitudinal study

Elizabeth S. Barnert, Laura S. Abrams, Lello Tesema, Rebecca Dudovitz, Bergen B. Nelson, Tumaini Coker, Eraka Bath, Christopher Biely, Ning Li and Paul J. Chung

Although incarceration may have life-long negative health effects, little is known about associations between child incarceration and subsequent adult health outcomes. The…

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Although incarceration may have life-long negative health effects, little is known about associations between child incarceration and subsequent adult health outcomes. The paper aims to discuss this issue.

Design/methodology/approach

The authors analyzed data from 14,689 adult participants in the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health) to compare adult health outcomes among those first incarcerated between 7 and 13 years of age (child incarceration); first incarcerated at>or=14 years of age; and never incarcerated.

Findings

Compared to the other two groups, those with a history of child incarceration were disproportionately black or Hispanic, male, and from lower socio-economic strata. Additionally, individuals incarcerated as children had worse adult health outcomes, including general health, functional limitations (climbing stairs), depressive symptoms, and suicidality, than those first incarcerated at older ages or never incarcerated.

Research limitations/implications

Despite the limitations of the secondary database analysis, these findings suggest that incarcerated children are an especially medically vulnerable population.

Practical implications

Programs and policies that address these medically vulnerable children’s health needs through comprehensive health and social services in place of, during, and/or after incarceration are needed.

Social implications

Meeting these unmet health and social service needs offers an important opportunity to achieve necessary health care and justice reform for children.

Originality/value

No prior studies have examined the longitudinal relationship between child incarceration and adult health outcomes.

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International Journal of Prisoner Health, vol. 14 no. 1
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/IJPH-09-2016-0052
ISSN: 1744-9200

Keywords

  • Offender health
  • Public health
  • Suicide
  • Health policy
  • Juvenile offenders
  • Young offenders

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Case study
Publication date: 20 January 2017

California Power Crisis

Nabil Al-Najjar, David Besanko and Amit Nag

Between May 2000 and January 2001, the recently deregulated electricity market in the state of California experienced what many commentators have characterized as a…

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Between May 2000 and January 2001, the recently deregulated electricity market in the state of California experienced what many commentators have characterized as a meltdown. Over that period, wholesale electricity prices increased over 500%, power emergencies and the threat of rolling blackouts became daily occurrences, and the state's largest investor-owned utility was thrust into bankruptcy. Details California's attempt to deregulate its wholesale and retail electricity markets.

To identify the drivers of increases in the wholesale price of electricity in California and to provide an opportunity to diagnose the causes of California's crisis.

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Kellogg School of Management Cases, vol. no.
Type: Case Study
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/case.kellogg.2016.000051
ISSN: 2474-6568
Published by: Kellogg School of Management

Keywords

  • Economics
  • Government Policies and Issues

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Article
Publication date: 1 March 2015

Is california broke or is its budgeting system broken? empirical examination of the budget affordability, the institutional arrangements, and the growth of deficits in California

Dragan Stanisevski and Luke Fowler

Since the 1978 adoption of Proposition 13 California’s fiscal conditions have steadily deteriorated. This article questions whether this fiscal deterioration is due to a…

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Since the 1978 adoption of Proposition 13 California’s fiscal conditions have steadily deteriorated. This article questions whether this fiscal deterioration is due to a lack of budget affordability or of institutional ineffectiveness. In examining the institutional ineffectiveness of California’s budget system the article focuses on: (1) general revenue mobilization, (2) expenditure mandates in education, and (3) legislative party divisions in face of supermajority requirements. To this end, the article develops a pre-post regression model that analyzes the factors that influenced the state budget balances. The article finds that California’s deteriorating fiscal conditions are strongly influenced by the declining effective tax rate. The study also finds that increases in education spending are a statistically significant factor, but finds mixed support for the argument that political divisions drive California’s budget deficits.

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Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting & Financial Management, vol. 27 no. 3
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/JPBAFM-27-03-2015-B004
ISSN: 1096-3367

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