Social Equity In The Delivery Of Equitable Public Services

However, policy formulators at the government level have left the burden of implementation on the public administrators. And the complex nature of public administration is making the implementation of social equity challenging. For example, the definition of social equity has been broadened and redefined as multiculturalism and diversity which includes ethnicity, sexual preference, certain mental and physical conditions, language, and variations in economic circumstances, which previously was not taken into consideration. This development has resulted in widening the social equity

The U.S. healthcare system is remarkably complex, and even healthcare workers struggle to understand it. The U.S. population gets health coverage by government programs, employers, and private insurance. Notably, because of the complexity and fragmentation of the health care system, there is a percentage of the population that remains uninsured. According to CNN Money, the uninsured rate in the U.S. dropped from 18.2% in 2010 to 10.3% in 2016, this drop was under Affordable Care Act(ACA) (). The goal of the ACA was not to give health coverage to all the uninsured population, rather it was to try to decrease the percentage of the population that remained uninsured(). There is a lot of inequality in the distribution of health among the U.S. population

My Introductory to Public Administration class has taught me the range that can come with public administration. Public administrators are employed in all levels of government, across various fields including social welfare, financial administration, and human resources (Denhardt, 2014, p. 1). Despite the various type of public administration jobs that exist, the one thing all public administrators are required to do is to maintain a commitment to public service (Denhardt, 2014, p. 1). In order to better understand how public administrators are responsive to public interests, I was assigned the task of interviewing a professional in public administration. I chose to interview Jeanell Emond, program manager for Central Valley Prevention Program (CVPP) and Mental Health Systems (MHS), because of my future in social work and my interest in developing and managing programs that benefit the community. Through the interview I was able to gain valuable insight on the agency and Mrs. Emond’s role as a public administrator. More importantly, I was able to learn how interorganizational partnerships, financial management, ethics, and leadership and management skills in public administration can help develop stronger communities.

Social equity was presented to public administration first by H. George Frederickson in the 1960s after the Standing Panel on Social Equity in Governance was created by the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) (Johnson, 2012). Social equity is the fourth pillar of public administration by the NAPA (Norman-Major, 2011). According to the panel their definition of social equity is “fair, just and equitable management of all institutions serving the public directly or by contract” (Johnson, 2012). In Wooldridge, & Gooden (2009) they state that the idea of social equity in public administration is inseparably linked to John Rawls’s A Theory of Justice (1971). Rawls developed the principle of justice as fairness. Fairness is justice would mean that people have equal rights to basic liberty (Rawls, 1971). To be discussed will be comparison and differences between many author overtime that has touch social equity regarding its definition, challenges along with the overall conclusion. The fact that the use of these notions has evolved in different ways over time (Herrera, 2007) is why this is being mentioned.

Justice and equality are both two very abstract concepts with numerous controversial definitions that are never agreed upon. Depending on the situations, justice can be the same as equality, or not. In the modern world, justice is often used as a political slogan, rather than a meaningful pursuit. Meanwhile equality is also one of the leading ideals of political movements, such as equal rights movements for marriage, voting, etc. In order to answer the question: is justice the same as equality, it is necessary to understand the precise meaning of equality and justice, the relationship between the two, the measurement of the two, and their current and historical status.

The increased of industrialization in American cities brought a new social demand to public officials who were unprepared to target the existing issues of society. Administrative officers started to gaining power to conduct intervention programs or institutions. However, people started to distrust public administrators and institutions for their inefficiency and incapacity they gave to the treatment of social issues. The author

It is important to remember that no two human beings are the same, we are all individuals with their own unique set of characteristics, personalities, interests, life experiences and abilities. People who will need care often grouped together because of the needs they have in common.

In The Beloved Community: How Faith Shapes Social Justice from the Civil Rights Movement to Today, Charles Marsh argues that the driving and sustaining force of the Civil Rights Movement and its successors was the Christian faith of its leaders. Throughout the novel, Marsh continuously shows how the Christian faith inspired and sustained leaders and everyday people; risking their lives, their family, and their job in hopes of the type of future that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. preached on. The Beloved Community tells both hopeful and discouraging stories within the larger history of social justice. Marsh makes clear that this history is still being written by those who take seriously their discipleship to Jesus. Hope, he claims, is the resounding

The purpose was to find more than just a simple prohibition on discrimination, rather, future guarantees of equal treatment and ensuring inequality is no longer a barrier to entering the public service were needed (Johnson, 2011, p. 362). Therefore, the designation of historically disadvantaged groups had the purpose of readdressing past discrimination and encouraging minority integration in the public service (Johnson, 2011, p. 362). After passing the Employment Equity Act in 1995, the Public Service Commission changed its practices to “ensure that the regular staffing process is free of attitudinal and systemic barriers” along with corrective measures to address the underrepresentation of the designated groups (Johnson, 2011, p. 363). Also, the Treasury Board Secretariat was given the task of developing policies and practices that allow equitable representation of designated groups and departmental employment equity plans (Johnson, 2011, p. 363).

Social justice and inclusion have become important parts of the modern world, especially within the Scottish education system. They allow pupils to reach their full potential and to become fully integrated whilst at school, regardless of background or disability. However these terms are ever changing and require a lot of thought and determination to be fully fulfilled within schools. This paper will look at the importance of social justice and inclusion as well as considering different views on the topics. It will also focus on the teacher’s role in achieving an inclusive environment within school and the implications for learning.

The first argument that focuses on the idea of only having one system governing the Australia’s laws and systems. This however, cannot work if two types of systems are only focused on particular groups. This is not fair or equal system to be part of the Australia’s government system. The Australian Law Reform Commission (1986, p.72) summaries "there should be one law for all and that the goal should be social equality for Aborigines within the concept of racial unity and integration". This shows that dissimilar features of such two systems can not work hand in hand, however it could be possible to allow some parts of the aboriginal and Torres straight islanders laws be recognised under the Australian laws in some aspects. However, their ways

Social justice is concerned with equal justice, not just in the courts, but in all aspects of society. Social justice demands that people have equal rights and opportunities; such as race, gender, and economic status. Although fairness and equality for everyone is the ideal prospective, it is hard to acquire mainly in the workplace. The workplace is the setting in which the press of the organization and the prospects of the employee come into play again and again. Management attends to the purposes and the needs of the organization. The responsibility of the executive in organizations is the creation of moral codes for others. The most generally recognized aspect of this function is called securing, creating, inspiring of ‘morale’ in an organization.

Social justice in public health means all people should have equal access to health care to avoid mortality and morbidity. By improving the health of the population through addressing and tackling the fundamental causes of inequality such as racism, socioeconomic inequality, gender discrimination, and hate.

Social justice is mutually a practice and a goal. The goal of social justice is complete and equal contribution by all people in a society that is equally designed to meet their needs. Social justice allows for all members of society to be physically and psychologically safe and secure. It is a set of values that allow us to understand what is right and wrong in our world regardless of race, culture and economic status. That we take care of those in need of help, so that they can take care of themselves. Social justice allows equal rights and opportunities to everyone in society.

one of the most important and complicated dilemmas of human philosophy: how do we choose