1st Edition

Social Equity and Public Administration: Origins, Developments, and Applications Origins, Developments, and Applications

By H George Frederickson Copyright 2010
190 Pages
by Routledge

192 Pages
by Routledge

192 Pages
by Routledge

This book is designed to be the definitive statement on social equity theory and practice in public administration. Social equity is often referred to as the "third pillar" in PA, after efficiency and economy. It concerns itself with the fairness of the organization, its management, and its delivery of public services. H. George Frederickson is widely recognized as the originator of the concept... Read more
Introduction; 1. Social Equity and the New Public Administration; 2. Social Equity in Context; 3. Social Equity: The Democratic Context and the Compound Theory; 4. The State of Social Equity in Public Administration; 5. Social Equity and the Question of Administrative Discretion; 6. An Intergenerational Social Equity Ethic; 7. Social Equity, Law, and Research; 8. When Education Quality Speaks, Education Equality Answers; 9. Public Administration and Social Equity and the Future: The Folly of Experience and the Wisdom of History; 10. Social Equity in the Twenty-First Century: In Memory of Philip J. Rutledge; 11. Conclusions; References; Index.

Biography

H. George Frederickson