Variations in enforcing equality
A study of provincial human rights funding
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9782572 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert Howes (0000-0002-1344-5530, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, corresponding author), R Brian Howe, David Johnson (0000-0002-2323-6847, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council) |
| Year | 1995 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 242-262 |
| Publication date | 1995-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Canadian Public Administration (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0008-4840 • E-ISSN: 1754-7121 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1754-7121.1995.tb01144.x |
| OpenAlex | W1998409695 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 1 |
This paper reports on a study of public funding for provincial human rights legislation and programs across Canada. In the field of human rights legislation, much has been said of legal cases but little of funding and enforcement issues. Our purpose was to identify factors responsible for different levels of human rights funding on the basis of a per capita spending comparison among the provinces. The aim was also to link our findings to the applicability of theories of public policy. Factors examined were provincial revenues, the size of minority groups, interest group pressures, the administrative structure of commissions, the number of women in cabinet and the political party in power. Our findings point to the importance of party and ideology and to the applicability of the state‐centred theory of public policy. Sommaire: Cet article est le compte rendu d'une étude sur le financement public des lois et programmes pmvinciaux concernant les droits de la personne à travers le Canada. En ce qui concerne les lois régissant les droits de la personne, de nom‐breuses études ont porté sur les questions juridiques, mais peu ont touché les questions de financement et de mise en application. Nous avons voulu cerner les fadeurs à l'origine des divers niveaux de financement des activités de droits de la personne à partir d'une comparaison des dépenses par habitant, parmi les provinces. Nous voulions également rattacher nos constatations à l'applicabilité des théories de politique publique. Nous awns examiné les facteurs suivants: revenus provinciaux, importance des minorités, force des groupes d'intérêt, structure administrative des Commissions, présence de femmes au Conseil des ministres et enfin, parti politique au pouvoir. Nos constatations soulignent l'importance du parti, de l'idéologie et de la théorie des politiques publiques axée sur l'État
Enforcement · Humanities · Legislation · Political science · Canadian Identity and History · Gender Politics and Representation · Law · Public Administration
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,07 |
| Citation span | 1997 - 2001 (5) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |