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New Opportunities for Solar Through Grid Modernization [PDF]
, 2017 Lawmakers and utility regulators in California and New York have been extensively engaged in efforts to modernize the electric distribution grid. This paper draws on the experience of Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) staff in each jurisdiction ...
Brandon Smithwood, Dave Gahl, Rick Umoff
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article presents the development of a five‐phase Indigenous Data Governance (IDGov) Framework in Australia, focusing on partnerships between the Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (ACCHO) sector and non‐Indigenous health entities.
Jacob Prehn +4 more
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Echoes and Barriers: Staff as Key Actors in the Representative Process
Politics and GovernancePolitical staffers play a central but often overlooked role in shaping the representative relationship between members of parliament (MPs) and constituents.
Meagan Cloutier
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States’ Evolving Role in the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program [PDF]
, 2019 States have always been crucial to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly food stamps). Even though the federal government has paid virtually all the program’s benefit costs, state administration has always been indispensable for ...
Dehavenon +8 more
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Improving access to legal services for Indigenous, migrant and refugee women is critical to addressing family violence. In this context, Family Dispute Resolution (FDR) has long been discussed as a solution for separating families. This paper presents key findings of a research evaluation of an Australian Government $8.37 million pilot project
Siobhan McDonnell, Alyson Wright
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Nothing to See Here: Researching Non‐Recent Child Abuse in Schools and the Politics of Silence
Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT While institutions, including schools, have responsibilities to protect children from harm, responses to instances of child sexual abuse have often exhibited avoidance and denial. Recent public inquiries in Australia revealed that some institutions, particularly in the Catholic sector, employed a deliberate strategy of silence which was used ...
John Crowley +2 more
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IMF Programs: Who is Chosen and What Are the Effects? [PDF]
IMF lending practices respond to economic conditions but are also sensitive to political-economy variables. Specifically, the sizes and frequencies of loans are influenced by a country's presence at the Fund, as measured by the country's share of quotas ...
Jong-Wha Lee, Robert J. Barro
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Challenges in public housing provision in the post independence era in Nigeria [PDF]
, 2011 This study investigated the contextual and organizational challenges in public housing provision in Nigeria in the post independence era. It was motivated by dearth of empirical studies on organizational challenges in public housing in this country ...
Anosike, N. M, +2 more
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Australia's Migration Strategy: An Effective Response to Migrant Worker Exploitation?
Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT A series of publicised migrant worker injuries and deaths has drawn attention to the issue of migrant worker exploitation (MWE) in Australia. In response, the Australian Government has included ‘Tackling Worker Exploitation’ as a key area of its Migration Strategy which it introduced in 2023. However, it is unclear how effective the Strategy’s
Evelyn Dowling, Alexandra Ridgway
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Testing Staff Roles in the Danish Parliament
Politics and GovernanceInvestments in parliamentary staff in many countries raise the question: What tasks do they perform in exchange for the public money with which they are paid?
Stijn van Voorst
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