TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2008//
TI  - Neoliberalism and violence against women: Can retrenchment convergence explain the path of provincial anti-violence policy, 1985-2005?
JO  - Canadian journal of political science. Revue Canadienne de Science Politique
A1  - Collier, Cheryl N.
SP  - 19
EP  - 42
VL  - 41
IS  - 1
N2  - 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 /> 
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SN  - 0008-4239
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0008423908080025
ID  - ref1
ER  -