2.  The fair, just and equitable management of all institutions serving the public directly or by contract; the fair, just and equitable distribution of public services and implementation of public policy; and the commitment to promote fairness, justice, and equity in the formation of public policy. (http://www.napawash.org/aa_social_equity/index.html)

3.  NAPA Standing Panel on Social Equity in Governance (2005) provides measures of equity along the categories of access and distributional equity, procedural fairness, quality and process equity, and outcomes ◦ Distributional equity  simple equality (equal distribution/water)  differentiated equality (criteria or need/calls for service)  targeted intervention (geographic concentration/health clinics)  redistribution (public assistance)

4. In the context of the broad acceptance of social equity in the field, the changes in social equity issues in the field could be summed- up in this irony—in the past thirty years social equity has grown in importance in public administration at the same time that in virtually all aspects of social, economic and political life, Americans have become less equal (Frederickson, 2008, p. 4).

5.  Relevance to PA (revenue base, level & quality of services)  Economic segregation of neighborhoods ◦ Negative impact on collective efforts ◦ Revenue bases & level of services ◦ Intergenerational poverty ◦ Education ◦ Criminal Justice

6.  Table 1: Incorporating Issues of Social Class and Socioeconomic Status into Core MPA/MPP Courses (PDF)