Women, federalism and women friendly policies (Record no. 23223)
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| 999 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBERS (KOHA) | |
| Koha Dewey Subclass [OBSOLETE] | PHL2MARC21 1.1 |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | eng |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | GRAY, Gwen |
| 9 (RLIN) | 31647 |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Women, federalism and women friendly policies |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Oxford : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Blackwell Publishers Limited, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | March 2006 |
| 520 3# - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | Australian women activists have never been enthusiastic about federalism because of its reputation as a system that restricts the scope of government and obstructs the path of progressive social change. Like their sisters in other countries, women's groups have sought collectivist solutions to economic and social problems. In the last couple of decades, however, orthodox ideas about the restrictive impact of federalism have been questioned. A revisionist view has emerged, which holds that the system sometimes facilitates the adoption of innovative policies and may lead to an expansion of the role of government. The revisionist perspective raises the question of whether women's groups have been wise to oppose federalism. This article examines relevant Canadian and Australian studies in order to test the validity of orthodox and revisionist perspectives and to draw conclusions about appropriate feminist approaches to federalism. The evidence is mixed. The main argument of this article is that, to the extent that we can distinguish its independent effect, federalism sometimes obstructs policy development and sometimes facilitates it. There are serious methodological problems involved in trying to isolate the impact of the federal variable from the many factors that influence policy, making generalisations precarious. Experience, therefore, offers little guidance to women's groups seeking to decide whether to support centralised or decentralised decision-making structures. However, this study concludes that in the context of present Australian federal arrangements, women are more likely to achieve their aims when the Commonwealth government takes action, either alone or in cooperation with sub-national jurisdictions |
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| Title | Australian Journal of Public Administration |
| Related parts | 65, 1, p. 25-45 |
| Place, publisher, and date of publication | Oxford : Blackwell Publishers Limited, March 2006 |
| International Standard Serial Number | ISSN 0313-6647 |
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| Koha item type | Periódico |
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| Operator's initials, OID (RLIN) | 1807^b |
| Cataloger's initials, CIN (RLIN) | Carolina |
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