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From Social Doctrine To Implementation: Agenda Setting In Comparable Worth

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Comparable worth is a policy issue with twofaces. It is both a social doctrine proposing equal pay for work of comparable value and a methodology in personnel administration, called “objective job evaluation,” that introduces new evaluative criteria to assess job worth. It has achieved policy status on the subnational level through the use of multiple agenda setting and implementation strategies by coalitions of women's advocacy groups and unions. The shifting use of comparable worth as a social doctrine or as a methodology to assess jobs has varied with the distribution of power resources of the sponsors and the receptiveness of the policy setting. The paper explores how comparable worth developed as a general policy issue on the subnational level. It offers a policy framework to interpret i t s transformation into policies and programs and assesses i t s probable impact on personnel administration.

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  • Elalne Johansen, 1984. "From Social Doctrine To Implementation: Agenda Setting In Comparable Worth," Review of Policy Research, Policy Studies Organization, vol. 4(1), pages 71-85, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:revpol:v:4:y:1984:i:1:p:71-85
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-1338.1984.tb00162.x
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