Representative Bureaucracy, Distributional Equity, and Environmental Justice.
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| Title: | Representative Bureaucracy, Distributional Equity, and Environmental Justice. |
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| Authors: | Liang, Jiaqi1 (AUTHOR) liangj@uic.edu, Park, Sanghee2 (AUTHOR) sangheepark@boisestate.edu, Zhao, Tianshu1 (AUTHOR) tzhao20@uic.edu |
| Source: | Public Administration Review. May2020, Vol. 80 Issue 3, p402-414. 13p. 3 Charts, 1 Graph. |
| Subject Terms: | *Bureaucracy, Environmental justice, Equality, Public administration |
| Company/Entity: | United States. Environmental Protection Agency |
| Abstract: | This article explores the role of bureaucratic representation and distributional equity in the implementation of environmental policy, which has been shaped by the politics of identity, administrative discretion, and a contested discourse on the redistribution of public resources. The authors examine whether minority bureaucratic representation fosters policy outputs for race‐related disadvantaged communities and whether the behavior of public administrators reflects distributional equity. Linking representative bureaucracy to environmental justice, this research contributes to the understanding of social equity in public administration and sheds light on the relationship between bureaucratic representation and democratic values. Analyzing a nationwide, block‐group‐level data set, the authors find that a more racially representative workforce in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency promotes the agency's enforcement actions in communities that have large local‐national disparities in minority populations and severe policy problems. The size of the bureaucratic representation effect is larger for neighborhoods that are overburdened with race‐related social vulnerability. Evidence for Practice: Public administrators can play a critical role in representing the general public, particularly those who have historically been marginalized and underserved, and acting in their interests.Non‐service‐oriented regulatory agencies have taken equity into account in the process of implementing policies and serving socially vulnerable clients.Public administrators need to be cognizant of the degree of preexisting inequity in local communities, acquire adequate information to ascertain the equity point, and devise public policies and programs to achieve various democratic values.It is important to recruit more underrepresented and historically disadvantaged members of society into the public workforce. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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