Impacts of decision-making process on social justice in the infrastructure equity in Ethiopia

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ID9964302
AuthorsAmbaw Desalegn (0000-0003-2152-0366, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia, corresponding author), Solomon Negussie (Addis Ababa University), Negussie Solomon (0000-0002-6191-4960, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia)
Year2022
Volume89
Issue4
Pages1030-1045
Publication date2022-05-02
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Review of Administrative Sciences (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0020-8523 • E-ISSN: 1461-7226
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/00208523221093961
OpenAlexW4225262007
LanguageEN
References cited23

Equity concerns the distribution of resources and is inevitably linked with concepts of fairness and social justice. What are the decision-making processes for fair allocation of infrastructure resources and its effect on social justice in Ethiopia? The article uses structural equation modeling-partial least square software for analysis. Therefore, the article finds that there is infrastructure inequity and social injustice owing to a lack of democratic decision-making and accountability in Ethiopia. Moreover, the Ethiopian government lacks the tools and institutions that provide the foundation for good decision-making processes and democratic accountability. There also exists a low level of social cohesion in Ethiopia today. Hence, the government needs a democratic decision-making process that would bring diverse interests together and solve the lack of intergovernmental relations (IGRs) as well as the lack of democratic accountability to improve citizens’ justice in the infrastructure sector in Ethiopia. As a result, it requires a focus on regional governments’ needs, reacting to their concerns, and keeping them justified on the equitable distribution of infrastructure across regional states in the country. This will also help to save Ethiopia from bloody conflicts. Points for practitioners In practice, the drive for public management is to increase the quality and efficiency of government-provided services. Professions in government agencies, public enterprises, and trusts that deal with policies and strategies that govern the equitable allocation and administration of public resources make up the public management and administration pathway. As a result, the most important takeaway for professionals is that creating a learning organization is a significant management strategy that public organizations must pursue in exercises

Accountability · Business · Democracy · Economics · Equity (law · Government (linguistics · Injustice · Political science · Politics · Public relations · International Development and Aid · Law · Local Government Finance and Decentralization · Public Administration · Public-Private Partnership Projects

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