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AbstractEquity is a central value for public administration as a field and for the advancement of sustainability, yet it is disproportionately and significantly underrepresented and underprioritized in U.S. local governments' sustainability priorities. Equity is referred to as one of the three essential "Es" in sustainability along with environment and economy. Since the first Minnowbrook Conference held in 1968, advancing social equity has become one of the chief goals of public administration as equity emerged as one of the discipline's four "Es" along with economy, efficiency, and effectiveness. In light of this, to what extent are public administrators' concerns and efforts impactful in embracing and advancing social equity in sustainable development? With ICMA's 2015 Local Government Sustainability Practices Survey, this paper offers a unique understanding of localities' tiered realization of sustainability priorities as well as factors correlated with ascending upwards through the tiered pathway of prioritizing sustainability orientation.

AbstractThis paper examines the factors influencing path dependence in regional information and communications technology (ICT) innovation. Silicon Valley influenced ICT innovation in Zhongguancun (China) and Bangalore (India). Yet, they evolved in distinctive ways. Zhongguancun's ICT innovation is mainly based on indigenous firms, localizing multinational corporations' (MNCs) computer products for the domestic market. ICT innovation in Bangalore began with MNCs, with the indigenous firms supporting them in outsourcing. Moreover, Zhongguancun leads Bangalore in computer equipment manufacturing, but lags in terms of software services. Our comparative examination identifies the specific forces behind the differential evolution along four dimensions: institutions, agglomeration, social capital and university‐industry linkages. We argue that the path dependence/ creation debate needs to be viewed critically, depending on the local context.Resumen.Este artículo examina los factores que influyen en la dependencia de la trayectoria de la innovación regional de las Tecnologías de la Información y la Comunicación (TIC). Silicon Valley ha influido en la innovación de las TIC en Zhongguancun (China) y Bangalore (India). Sin embargo, ambas ciudades han evolucionado de manera diferente. La innovación de las TIC en Zhongguancun se basa principalmente en empresas nacionales, dedicadas a localizar productos de informática de empresas multinacionales (EMN) para el mercado doméstico. La innovación de las TIC en Bangalore comenzó con EMN, con la ayuda de empresas locales apoyándolas como subcontratistas. Por otra parte, Zhongguancun está por delante de Bangalore en la fabricación de hardware, pero se queda atrás en la oferta de servicios de software. Nuestro examen comparativo identifica las fuerzas que impulsan específicamente esta evolución diferente con respecto a cuatro dimensiones: instituciones, aglomeración, capital social y vínculos universidad‐industria. Nuestra postura es que el debate acerca de la dependencia de la trayectoria / creación debe ser visto críticamente, en función del contexto local.