Justice for All: Promoting Social Equity in Public Administration Promoting Social Equity in Public Administration

Name: Justice for All: Promoting Social Equity in Public Administration Promoting Social Equity in Public Administration
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ISBN: 9780765630261

ISBN-10: 0765630265

ISBN-13: 9780765630261

Edition: 2nd 2012

Authors: Norman J. Johnson, James H. Svara

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This is the first book that provides a comprehensive examination of social equity in American public administration. The breadth of coverage--theory, context, history, implications in policy studies, applications to practice, and an action agenda--cannot be found anywhere else.The introduction examines the values that support social equity (fairness, equality, justice) in relationship to each other. Unlike other books, Justice for All contrasts equality with the value of freedom and related norms such as individulalism and competition. It is the tension between these competing value clusters that shapes the debate about social equity in the United States. Subsequent chapters advance this…

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List price: $50.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 7/15/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 334
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction



Context and Background



Social Equity in American Society and Public Administration




Two Governments: Commentary




Historical and Policy Dimensions of Inequity in Income and Wealth




Social Equity and Development




Urban Inequality




The Economics of Diversity




Measuring Social Equity



Social Equity, Health, and Health Care




Social Equity in Criminal Justice




Racial Test Score Gaps




Environmental Justice and Land Use Planning




Leadership, Outreach, and Organizational Development



Using Framing Theory to Make the Economic Case for Social Equity: The Role of Policy Entrepreneurs in Reframing the Debate




Assessing Agency Performance: The Wisconsin Experience




Integrating Social Equity into the Core Human Resource Management Course




Toward a More Perfect Union: Moving Forward with Social Equity



About the Editors and Contributors


Index