Justice for all [[electronic resource] ] : promoting social equity in public administration / / edited by Norman J. Johnson, James H. Svara

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910457006503321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Armonk, NY, : M.E. Sharpe, c2011
• ISBN: 1-315-70306-8; 1-283-14778-5; 9786613147783; 0-7656-3027-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (337 p.)
• Collana: Transformational trends in governance & democracy
• Altri autori (Persone): JohnsonNorman J; SvaraJames H
• Disciplina: 303.3/720973
• Soggetti: Equality - United States; Social justice - United States; Social values - United States; Electronic books.; United States Economic policy 2009-; United States Social policy 1993-
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 Debate12 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.