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A tiered pathway toward sustainability

The role of public administrators in advancing social equity in U.S. local governments

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ID10399643
AuthorsShaoming Cheng (Department of Public Policy and Administration Florida International University Miami Florida USA), Susannah Bruns Ali (0000-0001-9948-2430, Florida International University, corresponding author), Susannah Ali (Department of Public Policy and Administration Florida International University Miami Florida USA)
Year2023
Volume83
Issue4
Pages878-894
Publication date2023-02-06
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePublic Administration Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0033-3352 • E-ISSN: 1540-6210
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/puar.13617
OpenAlexW4319317631
LanguageEN
Citations received8
References cited37

Equity is a central value for public administration as a field and for the advancement of sustainability, yet it is disproportionately and significantly underrepresented and underprioritized in U.S. local governments' sustainability priorities. Equity is referred to as one of the three essential “Es” in sustainability along with environment and economy. Since the first Minnowbrook Conference held in 1968, advancing social equity has become one of the chief goals of public administration as equity emerged as one of the discipline's four “Es” along with economy, efficiency, and effectiveness. In light of this, to what extent are public administrators' concerns and efforts impactful in embracing and advancing social equity in sustainable development? With ICMA's 2015 Local Government Sustainability Practices Survey, this paper offers a unique understanding of localities' tiered realization of sustainability priorities as well as factors correlated with ascending upwards through the tiered pathway of prioritizing sustainability orientation

Business · Economic growth · Economics · Equity (law · Market economy · Political science · Public economics · Social equality · Social sustainability · Sustainability · Sustainable development · Economic and Environmental Valuation · Environmental Justice and Health Disparities · Public Administration · Public Policy and Administration Research

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