Federal homogeneity from the bottom up: Provincial shaping of national HIV/AIDS policy in South Africa
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Date
2003-01-01
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Publius: The Journal of Federalism
Abstract
The focus of uniform policy making in federal systems is usually on
enforcing homogeneity on units within a federation, based often on the
implicit premise that the center is "right," enlightened, or modern and
that one or more of the constituent units are "wrong." Sub national units
are perceived as pandering to local interests that may be backward, out of
step with the national normative framework, or not sympathetic to national
interests. The question is then the extent of the units' right to be "wrong"
or out of line. Questions of democracy, autonomy, and the overall normative
framework of a federal system are thus pertinent.
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Homogeneity, HIV/AIDS, South Africa, National legislation, Bill of rights
Citation
Steytler, N. (2003). Federal Homogeneity from the Bottom Up: Provincial Shaping of National HIV/AIDS Policy in South Africa. Publius: The Journal Of Federalism, 33(1), 59-74. doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.pubjof.a004978