The Concept of Social Equity This section reviews government and b...

The Concept of Social Equity
This section reviews government and business concepts of social equity. You will identify the concept of social equity and the role of government in social equity issues and describe financial management, accountability, and ethical conduct in the public sector. In 1968, a group of dissident public administration scholars gathered at the Meadowbrook conference center near Syracuse, NY and held a large conference on the state of the field. This was not a conference supported by ASPA – the American Society for Public Administration. Most of these individuals, including their inspirational leader Frank Marini, were considered the “Young Turks” of public administration and their papers were published in the Public Administration Review. Twenty years later another conference was held to judge the degree to which, if any, their arguments for change in public management implementation had mattered. One of their primary goals was to bring a great sense of social equity in the delivery of public service.
Required Reading:
Please refer to each Activity for required readings within Activity Resources.
Assignment 7 Social Equity Policy
The National Academy of Public Administration defines social equity as “The fair, just and equitable management of all institutions serving the public directly or by contract; the fair, just and equitable distribution of public services and implementation of public policy; and the commitment to promote fairness, justice, and equity in the formation of public policy.” (National Academy of Public Administration, 2009).
This activity contains two components: A discussion and a written assignment. There are two options for Part 2.
Activity Resources
Shafritz, J. M., Russell, E. W., & Borick, C., (2011), Chapters 13 and 14
Main Task Part 1: (2 points): Discuss Key Points of Political Influences on Public Administration
In Activity 1, you initiated a discussion of your concepts, ideas, and thoughts on the impact of political influence in public administration. The goal of this discussion is for you to summarize your thoughts on the key points of this concept as it relates to public administration. This discussion will be open-ended to afford you the opportunity to interact with your course instructor and possibly other students for the duration of the course.
Please note that your content post is due by 11:59:59 on Wednesday of this week. Once this is complete please post a response post by 11:59:59 on Sunday, the due date of this activity.
Length: Content post 150-200 words; response post 75-100 words.
Both your content post and your response post should reflect a collegial attitude, be free of grammar and spelling errors, and include criteria mentioned above.
Post the response for Part 1 into the Activity Discussion Forum area below the Activity screen.
Main Task Part 2 (10 points): Synthesize Social Equity Policy
Option 1: Develop a paper that critically examines social equity policy in the United States. Be certain to include the following
• Explain how social equity policy is often developed incrementally in response to social need and how the government understands social equity,
• Use the Emancipation Proclamation and the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments to do so,
• Identify two (2) notable governmental policies that have helped foster the ideal of equality in the United States, and
• In your opinion, has enough has been done by the government today to ensure a level playing field in terms of race, color, and ethnic origin?