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来源

URBAN AFFAIRS REVIEW,Vol.53,Issue6,P.1064-1087

语言

英文

关键字

representation; public budgeting; minority politics; minority administrators; UNITED-STATES; URBAN SERVICES; POLICY; LANGUAGE; SUPPORT; REPRESENTATION; IMMIGRATION; OPPOSITION; CHICAGO; NO

作者单位

[Flink, Carla M.] Univ Texas San Antonio, Dept Publ Adm, 501 W Cesar E Chavez Blvd, San Antonio, TX 78207 USA. [Molina, Angel Luis, Jr.] Arizona State Univ, Phoenix, AZ USA. Flink, CM (reprint author), Univ Texas San Antonio, Dept Publ Adm, 501 W Cesar E Chavez Blvd, San Antonio, TX 78207 USA. E-Mail: carla.flink@gmail.com

摘要

What drives budgetary support for minority-targeted policies? This question is increasingly salient because the public sector serves numerous minority clientele. One perspective suggests that budgetary decisions are grounded in need or demand, while another contends that political pressures will result in the allocation of resources to those with political power. This article presents a theory of budgetary allocation based on the interaction between politics and professionalism, two seemingly disparate perspectives. Furthermore, we separate professionalism into two dimensionsdemand and need. Through an analysis of budgeting decisions for bilingual education, we find that political representation leads to more positive budgetary changes for low-demand and, conversely, high-need environments. These findings support not only the interaction between politics and professionalism as a driver of budgetary outcomes but also the theory of two dimensions of professionalism.