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Political Injustice and Public Policy

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Distributive justice

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The relation between justice and public policy is reflected on the ability of governments to act inclusively, efficiently, efficaciously, and effectively, considering the ethical perception of society regarding institutions design and performance. Inclusion, efficiency, efficacy, and effectiveness serve as parameters that guide citizens’ judgment on the performance of public policy and public administration as a whole. Political injustice takes place when institutions are permeable to power structures that lead to exclusion, inefficacy, and ineffectiveness. Political injustice in public administration is mainly triggered when the principle of equality is corrupted in public policy.

The debate on justice and public policy lays on the administration’s capacity to add public value and be effective in its governance approach. Thus, political injustice is a normatively dependent concept, related to citizens’ judgment on the justification and...

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  1. Research and Graduate Studies, National School of Public Administration - Enap, Brasília, Brazil

    Fernando de Barros Filgueiras

  2. Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil

    Fernando de Barros Filgueiras

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  1. Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida, USA

    Ali Farazmand

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Filgueiras, F.d. (2016). Political Injustice and Public Policy. In: Farazmand, A. (eds) Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_3020-1

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