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Justice for All : Promoting Social Equity in Public Administration.

by Johnson, Gail; Svara, James H.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Transformational Trends in Governance and Democracy: Description: 1 online resource (334 pages).ISBN: 9781315703060; .Subject(s): Electronic booksOnline resources: Click to View
Contents:
Intro -- Title page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- PART I Context and Background -- 1 Social Equity in American Society and Public Administration -- 2 Two Governments: Commentary -- 3 Historical and Policy Dimensions of Inequity in Income and Wealth -- 4 Social Equity and Development -- 5 Urban Inequality -- 6 The Economics of Diversity -- PART II Measuring Social Equity -- 7 Social Equity, Health, and Health Care -- 8 Social Equity in Criminal Justice -- 9 Racial Test Score Gaps -- 10 Environmental Justice and Land Use Planning -- PART III Leadership, Outreach, and Organizational Development -- 11 Using Framing Theory to Make the Economic Case for Social Equity: The Role of Policy Entrepreneurs in Reframing the Debate -- 12 Assessing Agency Performance: The Wisconsin Experience -- 13 Integrating Social Equity into the Core Human Resource Management Course -- 14 Toward a More Perfect Union: Moving Forward with Social Equity -- About the Editors and Contributors -- Index.
Summary: Justice for All 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 agernda--cannot be found anywhere else.
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Intro -- Title page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- PART I Context and Background -- 1 Social Equity in American Society and Public Administration -- 2 Two Governments: Commentary -- 3 Historical and Policy Dimensions of Inequity in Income and Wealth -- 4 Social Equity and Development -- 5 Urban Inequality -- 6 The Economics of Diversity -- PART II Measuring Social Equity -- 7 Social Equity, Health, and Health Care -- 8 Social Equity in Criminal Justice -- 9 Racial Test Score Gaps -- 10 Environmental Justice and Land Use Planning -- PART III Leadership, Outreach, and Organizational Development -- 11 Using Framing Theory to Make the Economic Case for Social Equity: The Role of Policy Entrepreneurs in Reframing the Debate -- 12 Assessing Agency Performance: The Wisconsin Experience -- 13 Integrating Social Equity into the Core Human Resource Management Course -- 14 Toward a More Perfect Union: Moving Forward with Social Equity -- About the Editors and Contributors -- Index.

Justice for All 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 agernda--cannot be found anywhere else.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2019. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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