EQUITY AND SOCIAL POLICY: CONCEPTUAL AMBIGUITY IN WELFARE CRITERIA

Abstract

Efficiency, equity, equality and parity all have shortcomings in both procedural and substantive values. The primary readjustment required is to re‐stress political analysis, even though it may deal with fluid concepts such as power and values. Secondly, there is a need to reverse the apparent tendency among policy analysts to reduce real political and social conflicts to the level of technological problems which only need more resources or technological innovations in order to be “solved”. The fluidity of values such as equity, equality and parity means that they are malleable and can be changed over time via education; social policies can thus be re‐shaped.

Citation

Warner Björkman, J. (1985), "EQUITY AND SOCIAL POLICY: CONCEPTUAL AMBIGUITY IN WELFARE CRITERIA", International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, Vol. 5 No. 2, pp. 16-32. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb012982