Two worlds, too apart to converge?
A comparison of social regulation policies aimed at the employment of disabled people in Norway and India
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23239572 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gagan Chhabra (0000-0002-4192-9209, OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 13-2 |
| Pages | 83-100 |
| Publication date | 2019-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Alter (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1875-0672 • E-ISSN: 1875-0680 |
| Publisher | OpenEdition (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.alter.2018.11.001 |
| OpenAlex | W2903560629 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 22 |
The purpose of this article is to compare for the first time social regulation policies aimed to influence the employment of disabled people for Norway and India. This article situates the social regulation policy reforms and compare them to chart convergence within the policy goals and content for these two very different countries. The article relies on evidence from secondary sources, such as legislations, country reports and policy dossiers since early 1990s. The taxonomy of regulations, economic means and information strategies, popularly understood as “sticks, carrots and sermons” grounded in institutional theory, is employed to systematically analyse and present the similarities within social regulation policies. “The most instructive comparisons [...] are those that surprise” and through documentary analysis this article demonstrates that there is a surprisingly high degree of convergence concerning the social regulation policy goals and content for Norway and India. This article expands the boundaries of the still emerging field of comparative disability policy research and will help policy makers to understand the social regulation policy options in a cross-national perspective. The research findings reveal the need to uncover driving forces putting these countries on the path of policy convergence.
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
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| Citations per year | 1,33 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2024 (5) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |