Description
Governments around the world face the challenge of espousing principles of fairness but practicing inequity in their administration. Issues of equity and justice are fundamental concerns of government, and thus to public administrators, who constantly struggle to evaluate a country’s social climate and ensure equity in governance. Such evaluation is unlikely to occur in a serious way, however, if government actors are fundamentally too uncomfortable to directly engage the topic. The result, this book argues, is a context of 'nervousness,' which unless squarely acknowledged and addressed, can become debilitating and thwart progress toward achieving social equity.
This volume explores and expands our understanding of the concept of nervousness in the administration of government services around the world, demonstrating the ways in which such an emotional and physical reaction can debilitate government actions that are needed to promote social equity and justice. Each of the chapters in this edited volume focuses on a single country and examines a specific nervous area of government, highlighting important historical and political considerations, as well as specific evidence of promising progress. It considers the complexity of nervous areas of governments around the world, while identifying encouraging approaches and initiatives. Global Equity in Administration is required reading for all practicing and aspiring public servants concerned with fair and equitable provision of public services around the world.
Table of Contents
List of TablesList of FiguresContributing AuthorsPreface1. Introduction: Nervousness in a Global Context - Susan T. Gooden Part I: Gender & Sexuality2. Gender Equity in China and the Impacts of Family Planning Policies and Actions - Yali Pang3. The State of Gender Equality in India and Impact of Mid-Day Meal Scheme - Anbu Arumugam4. Confronting Nervousness at the Intersection of Indigenous and Gender Issues: A Case Study of Mexico’s Efforts, Accomplishments and Remaining Work - Nadia Rubaii & Susan Appe5. Sex and Nervousness in Cyprus and the EU - Anna Agathengelou, Kalliopi Christoforou, & Sophia GeorgiouPart II: Race & Ethnicity6. Racial Equity in Brazil - Marilyn Rubin, Fátima Bayma de Oliveira & Wendy M. Nicholson 7. Reconciliation in Post-Genocide Rwanda: Challenges and Opportunities - Simone Martin-Howard & Ezechiel Sentama8. Turkish Origin Germans – Temporarily Permanent - Loren Gatch, John Hiltz, & Elizabeth Overman9. Acknowledging Nervousness Through Truth and Reconciliation: Lessons from South Africa - Samantha June Larson & Crystal SodermanPart III: Religion & Community10. Reconciliation Programming and Discourse in Northern Ireland since the Good Friday Agreement of 1998 - Brendan Burke & John Barry11. Islamophobia in France: Using Technology and Outreach to Advance Social Equity - Angela Kline & Sean A. McCandless12. Access to Healthcare in the Netherlands - Erna Ruijer & Jelena Arsenjievic13. Conclusion: Principles for Conquering Nervousness in Government - Susan T. Gooden
