Social Equity, Justice, and the Equitable Administrator

Abstract

It is now necessary for the proponents of social equity to develop a succinct definition of the term. It is not enough to assume that the public administrator will intuitively know what social equity means and realize that the cause is just. But the notion of social equity demands greater substantive ethical content-more than honorable, but vague, admonitions for a more humane public administration. Thus, social equity has not received the serious attention the idea merits from