Achieving Social Equity, Second Edition: From Problems to Solutions

Despite pushback, social equity remains an imperative of public administration. Students and public service professionals need to know how to identify inequities, how to talk about them, and how to correct them.With chapters written by experts using the most up-to-date information available, this book offers a go-to guide for what administrators need to know about social equity—intersectionalities, major issues, challenges, DEIA work, and ways public service professionals can take responsibility for, audit, and achieve social equity.Key Features in the Second EditionEach chapter provides background information that highlights the legal, policy, and management dimensions of an equity issue and then suggests corrective strategies.The book covers equity issues with a wide sampling of policy domains, such as health care, housing, public transit, immigration, environmental justice, policing, and more.DEIA work is explained from the perspective of a municipal equity officer.Each chapter includes the most up-to-date information available on each topic.Chapters use an intersectional approach to show how demographics, policy domains, and administrative processes interact. Read more