@article{ref1,
title="Neoliberalism and violence against women: Can retrenchment convergence explain the path of provincial anti-violence policy, 1985-2005?",
journal="Canadian journal of political science. Revue Canadienne de Science Politique",
year="2008",
author="Collier, Cheryl N.",
volume="41",
number="1",
pages="19-42",
abstract="This article examines the impact of neoliberalism on provincial policies aimed at addressing the problem of violence against women during a period (1985-2005) when welfare state retrenchment convergence has been documented both provincially and in a variety of Western democracies, including in Canada. Using measurements of both aggregate government expenditures and qualitative evaluations of anti-violence policy progression during this time frame, my analysis questions the existence of welfare state convergence in both Ontario and British Columbia. Instead, it demonstrates evidence of pronounced anti-violence policy divergence in both cases, which is better explained by a partisan theory of public policy framework.<p />",
language="",
issn="0008-4239",
doi="10.1017/S0008423908080025",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0008423908080025"
}