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Record Nr.

UNINA9910828934603321

Autore

Frederickson H. George

Titolo

Social equity and public administration : origins, developments, and applications / / H. George Frederickson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Armonk, N.Y., : M.E. Sharpe, Inc., c2010

Armonk, N.Y. : , : M.E. Sharpe, Inc., , 2010

ISBN

1-317-45977-6

1-315-70074-3

1-282-89119-7

9786612891199

0-7656-2473-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xix, 169 pages)

Collana

Gale eBooks

Disciplina

351

Soggetti

Public administration

Public welfare - Management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based on print version record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Social equity and the new public administration -- Social equity in context -- Social equity : the democratic context and the compound theory -- Social equity and the question of administrative discretion -- The state of social equity in American public administration -- An intergenerational social equity ethic -- Social equity, law, and research -- When education quality speaks, education equality answers -- Social equity in the twenty-first century : in memory of Philip J. Rutledge.

Sommario/riassunto

This book is designed to be the defintive 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 and the person most associated with its development and application. The book's introduction and chapters 1-4 offer general descriptions of social equity in terms of its arguments and claims in changin