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This Monograph (No 1), the first in the series, outlines work by Tim Moore to establish estimates of government spending for the year 2002/03. This is not a social cost (or burden of illness) study but an examination of how much governments (federal, state and territory) spend on responses to illicit drugs.Two types of spending have been identified: spending on direct policy actions (such as drug treatment, or policing drug offences) and spending on the indirect or consequential aspects of illicit drug use (such as ambulance attendance at overdose). The former are referred to as 'proactive' spending; the latter as 'reactive spending'. Proactive spending, the direct actions of government in relation to drug policy, are broken down by type of intervention: prevention, treatment, harm reduction, law enforcement and interdiction. The total estimate for proactive illicit drug spending is $1.3 billion for 2002/03. Law enforcement represents 42% and interdiction 14%, together comprising the majority of spending. Prevention represents 23% and treatment 17%. Sensitivity analyses reveal large plausible ranges for some of the figures.This work is vital to understanding the current government investment, but it does not permit judgements about what the spending should be, nor its distribution. In order to take it to the next step, dynamic models of policy impacts are required. These models use as their foundation the potential cost savings if policy is shifted.

This study examines the historical parallel between the intellectual work of W.E.B. Du Bois and Frantz Fanon. In 1903, Du Bois coined a term called "double consciousness" to explain the thought process of being both a Negro (i.e., Black) and an American (i.e., non-Black) in the United States. Fifty years later, Fanon wrote a detailed analysis of a similar theme in a book called Black Skin, White Masks. From two different eras, these two scholars/activists provided valuable information on the mental conflict associated with having a dual identity. To provide the basis for finding solutions to the many social crises experienced within the Black community, a Fanonian perspective on double consciousness will be discussed. In conclusion, a recommendation will be put forth to focus on a single-minded consciousness to rescue, to reconstruct, and to revitalize the minds of those who have been miseducated.

Documents the frequency and length of the jobless spells of black and white workers. Analysis reveals a persistent racial difference. Racial disparity is not explained by inflexible wage expectations or observable worker characteristics but appears to reflect differing constraints upon job search. (Abstract amended)

Government-backed high-density infill residential developments are used as a planning policy tool for engaging the building industry and promoting sustainable urban development. There is limited research into the influence such buildings have on the building industry and urban development outcomes. This paper presents analysis from interviews with 14 leading building-industry stakeholders about a demonstration mixed-use building developed by the Victorian state government in Melbourne, Australia. The development included innovative elements addressing environmental sustainability, governance, mixed tenure, mixed use and modular construction. The analysis found that stakeholders were acutely aware of the development, with some innovative elements – such as the modular construction – being monitored by stakeholders informally; other elements – such as environmental sustainability – were of nominal interest. Translation of informal learnings to stakeholder's own companies was lagging. While it is evident that the development has played a role in influencing the building industry to some extent, more effort is required to communicate practical outcomes and learnings in a formal way if sustainable urban development is to be facilitated through the demonstration development planning approach.