State And Local

California High-Speed Rail

Publication Date: November 18, 2010

In January 2010, the California High Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) was waiting to hear whether the Obama Administration would approve its application for $4.7 billion in federal stimulus funding to begin the construction of a $50-billion,...

Electric Vehicles in Cities

Publication Date: August 26, 2010

In 2010, San Francisco was an affiliate of the Large City Climate Leadership Group, an association of major cities around the world that recognized that climate change required global action but were not waiting for others to act. Many of these...

Bringing Kids Home: The Wraparound Milwaukee Model

Publication Date: June 10, 2010

The Wraparound Milwaukee program was created in 1995 by Milwaukee County, Wisconsin and provides services and treatment to severely emotionally and behaviorally disturbed children and youth. The program utilizes the wraparound philosophy to...

Ho Chi Minh City

Publication Date: March 02, 2010

In March 2008 the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City, formerly known as Saigon, approved a revised master plan designed to guide the development of the city through the year 2025. Vietnam's economy had been growing at rates of 6 to 8 percent...

The "Three Strikes" Law in California: The Ballot Initiative

Publication Date: November 03, 2009

In November 1994, California voters were presented with a ballot initiative on a proposed "three strikes" measure, which would impose stiff penalties on repeat offenders. Under the terms of Proposition 184, offenders with one or two...

The "Three Strikes" Law in California: The Impact (Sequel)

Publication Date: November 03, 2009

This sequel is the second part of this three part case. The main case (case 1908.0) provides background on the California three strikes law, and then briefly describes the proponents and opponents of the ballot measure, and the arguments...

Jailing Kids for Cash in Pennsylvania (Supplement)

Publication Date: November 03, 2009

This supplement is the third part of a three part case. The main case (case 1908.0) provides background on the California three strikes law, and then briefly describes the proponents and opponents of the ballot measure, and the...

New Delhi Water and Power

Publication Date: June 22, 2009

The New Delhi Water and Power case compares the efforts by the government of the capital territory of New Delhi to privatize its electric distribution company and reform its municipal water company. The case introduces students to problems...

The Challenge of Adapting to Climate Change: King County Brings Local Action to a Global Threat (Sequel)

Publication Date: June 16, 2009

This sequel reveals which actions the County took, and describes the outcome of each in brief. It also includes two exhibits: a summary of the goals and actions outlined in the adaptation section of the 2007 King County Climate Plan and a list...

The Challenge of Adapting to Climate Change: King County Brings Local Action to a Global Threat

Publication Date: June 16, 2009

This case combines text and video to explore the local and national leadership role of King County Executive Ron Sims, in Washington State, as he made climate change mitigation and—even more pathbreaking—“adaptation” a...

Taking a Therapeutic Approach to Juvenile Offenders: The "Missouri Model"

Publication Date: May 14, 2009

In the early 1970s, the Missouri Division of Youth Services (DYS) took its first steps toward radically changing the way it dealt with youthful offenders remanded to its custody. For years, like most states, it had incarcerated juveniles...

The Maple Lane Driveway Paving Project

Publication Date: March 13, 2009

This brief case narrative tells the story of how a few people managed to wring consensus from over 40 of their neighbors on repaving a shared driveway.  While there was general agreement that the driveway, which ran behind their buildings,...