Intergovernmental relations, civil rights, and policy analysis : the administrative enforcement of equal employment opportunity laws

Author

Lola R. Dodge

Date of Award

12-1993

Degree Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy

Major

Political Science

Major Professor

William Lyons

Committee Members

Michael R. Fitzgerald

Abstract

This study uses the overlapping authority model of intergovernmental relations to examine the administrative enforcement of equal employment opportunity laws. Overall, considerable support is provided for application of the overlapping authority model to understanding the nature of intergovernmental relations between the national Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and state fair employment practice agencies. Regression analyses indicate a large proportion of variation in enforcement and content of charge resolution contracts can be explained by variations in variables which reflect measures of authority, interdependence, and bargaining. These findings enhance our understanding of the intergovernmental process of implementing equal employment opportunity law in a federal system of governance.

Recommended Citation

Dodge, Lola R., "Intergovernmental relations, civil rights, and policy analysis : the administrative enforcement of equal employment opportunity laws. " PhD diss., University of Tennessee, 1993.
https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_graddiss/10666