01889nam a22001577a 4500999001900000008004100019100007700060245009900137260004600236300003300282520115200315650010401467773004601571942000701617952010701624  c528317d528317241128b           ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aEstorcien, Vernise  Chen, Can  Deb, Apu and  Neshkova, Milena I. 949138  a Are women commissioners more compassionate spenders? Evidence from Florida county governments  aAmerican Review of Public Administration   a 54(7), Oct, 2024: p.664-678  aWhile the number of women in government has increased, prior research on whether enhancing women's political representation alters policy choices has produced inconclusive findings. This study asks if higher women's participation in electoral institutions at the local level is associated with a different spending profile. Using Peterson’s typology of developmental, redistributive, and allocational government programs, we argue that legislative bodies with more female members will spend more on redistributive programs than on developmental or allocational. Using data from Florida's 67 counties between 2005 and 2015, our analysis supports this theoretical expectation. In line with critical mass theory, women's representation in county commissions must reach a threshold of about 33% to sway budgetary decision-making toward more extensive redistribution. We also find that the traditional commission form of government intensifies the redistributive effect of women commissioners on county spending while having a home rule charter has no significant effect.- Reproduced 

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  aGender, distributional equity, Commission, Country government, Florida, Compositional data. 949139  aAmerican Review of Public Administration   cAR  00102ddc40709403408aIIPAbIIPAd2024-11-28h54(7), Oct, 2024: p.664-678pAR133710r2024-11-28yAR