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Making Up the Government's Mind: Agenda Setting in a Parliamentary System
In: Governance: an international journal of policy and administration, Band 11, Heft 3, S. 297-317
ISSN: 1468-0491
One of the most important aspects of policymaking in any political system is the pre‐decision stage at which a potentially wide range of concerns and preferences are fashioned into some actionable list of proposals or a recognizable hierarchy of priorities. As well as indicating which concerns may dominate the thinking of officials who will later take formal decisions, it is at this early stage of policy development that non‐government elites and other key actors may succeed or fail in their attempts to exercise significant power and influence (Schattschneider 1960; Downs 1972; Lukes 1974).
Reviews
In: Thesis eleven: critical theory and historical sociology, Band 48, Heft 1, S. 137-141
ISSN: 1461-7455, 0725-5136
Public Goods, Public Enterprise, Public Choice: Theoretical Foundations of the Contemporary Attack on Government
In: Thesis eleven: critical theory and historical sociology, Heft 48, S. 137-141
ISSN: 0725-5136
Market Bureaucracy? Exploring the Contending Rationalities of Contemporary Administrative Regimes
In: Labour & industry: a journal of the social and economic relations of work, Band 7, Heft 1, S. 1-27
ISSN: 2325-5676
Reviews : Michael Pusey, Economic Rationalism in Canberra: A Nation Building State Changes Its Mind (Cambridge University Press, 1991)
In: Thesis eleven: critical theory and historical sociology, Band 35, Heft 1, S. 120-123
ISSN: 1461-7455, 0725-5136
The Role and Significance of Strategic Core Reorganizations in the Australian Public Sector: Preliminary Findings
In: International Journal of Public Sector Management, Band 6, Heft 1
Little is known about the impact of recent cost‐cutting measures on
organization structure. Identifies a new type of reorganization in major
service delivery organizations. The Strategic Core Reorganization (SCR)
is being used in several Australian bureaucracies. Provides a case
study, model and research hypothesis concerning the impact of SCR.
Managerialism: the great debate
NARROWING THE GAP OR CLOSING THE DOOR: WHAT KINDS OF WOMEN GET JOBS AS LEGISLATORS
In: Politics & policy, Band 24, Heft 3, S. 485-504
ISSN: 1747-1346
Previous studies of the impact of gender upon legislatures have shown conflicting findings regarding the backgrounds, qualifications and types of men and women serving as legislators. Women appear to have narrowed the gap in terms of some of these background variables but still face significant obstacles. This study examines the impact of major institutional factors upon the roles of men and women. Survey and interview methodology compare two important aspects of institutionalization: The U.S. type legislature is compared with a major parliamentary system (Australia), and professionalized legislators are compared with the non‐professionalized. The study finds that women have achieved parity with men in regard to education and employment history, regardless of the type of system. However, there are significant differences in incumbency, with women being relatively recent entrants into the Australian system. Moreover, women in Australian parliaments encounter more problems regarding child‐care and marital responsibilities than their U.S. counterparts.
Instituting Gender: State Legislators in Australia and the United States
In: Women & politics, Band 16, Heft 4, S. 1-20
ISSN: 0195-7732
Instituting gender: State legislators in Australia and the United States
In: Women & politics: a quarterly journal of research and policy studies, Band 16, Heft 4, S. 1-19
ISSN: 1540-9473
Narrowing the gap or closing the door: what kinds of women get jobs as legislators
In: Southeastern political review: SPR, Band 24, S. 485-504
ISSN: 0730-2177
Compares education level, length of service, employment history, marital status, and number of dependent children of US and Australian women legislators.
The Gendering of Political Institutions: A Comparison of American and Australian State Legislators
In: Social science quarterly, Band 75, Heft 4, S. 854-866
ISSN: 0038-4941
Assesses the extent to which gender inequality within liberal democratic legislative institutions depends on institutional form, strength of party system, & degree of professionalization. Survey responses from 270 Australian state parliamentarians & 348 US state legislators regarding ideology, committee work, leadership roles, & professionalization reveal a positive relationship between gender & ideology among US Democrats. The data also indicate that women in both countries are far more likely to serve on committees involving welfare, education, & children's issues. While the data reveal no direct gender effect on leadership roles in Australia, they do indicate that women are significantly less likely to hold leadership roles in the US. Similarly, while there is no direct gender effect on the sponsorship of legislation concerning issues of concern to women in Australia, women are significantly more likely to introduce such legislation in the US. 3 Tables, 11 References. Adapted from the source document.
The gendering of political institutions: a comparison of American and Australian state legislators
In: Social science quarterly, Band 75, S. 854-866
ISSN: 0038-4941
Whether the form of institutional structure and strong political parties have a significant effect on gendered behavior of legislators, based on 1988 US and 1991 Australian survey data.