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Equity in Public Services

A Systematic Literature Review

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ID11587239
AuthorsDenita Cepiku (0000-0002-5314-6770, University of Rome Tor Vergata, corresponding author), Marco Mastrodascio (0000-0003-4445-3645, University of Rome Tor Vergata, corresponding author)
Year2021
Volume81
Issue6
Pages1019-1032
Publication date2021-05-12
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePublic Administration Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0033-3352 • E-ISSN: 1540-6210
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/puar.13402
OpenAlexW3160630056
LanguageEN
Citations received66
References cited104

Since the New Administration perspective was introduced by Dwight Waldo, equity has played a key role in public administration and public policy studies. Much research has focused on employment, politics, jurisprudence, voting and many other issues, while neglecting the role of public services. As gross societal inequities in the world still abound, this article aims at mapping the structure of the knowledge on equity in public services as well as the main conceptualizations and determinants of equity. Quantitative (bibliometrix) and qualitative (narrative) analyses are combined in the analysis of 145 articles from 69 journals. The greatest concentration areas and main drivers of equity (i.e., representative bureaucracy, administrative burden, horizontal and vertical decentralization, privatization, co‐production and performance management) are identified. The review contributes to the advancement of social equity in public administration scholarship and practice by improving the conceptual clarity of the term and by mapping the various literature streams

Bureaucracy · CLARITY · Decentralization · Economics · Equity (law · Political science · Politics · Public economics · Public relations · Scholarship · Sociology · Voting · Law · Local Government Finance and Decentralization · Public Administration · Public Policy and Administration Research · Regulation and Compliance Studies

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Unique citing works66
Citations per year13,2
Citation span2021 - 2026 (6)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 65
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