How to Achieve Equity in Public Policy
For this topic you are developing a plan for how we can achieve equity for all individuals within our society when it comes to our public policy. You are free to
think of either ways to improve our existing public policy process or develop something completely new. Creativity in your plan is encouraged, but should be
something that can realistically be obtained and achieve equity for all individuals. Feel free to use current examples, if any, to help support your plan, not
explain your plan.
Sample Solution
Recent decades have seen rising inequality and inequities, which are in turn partly responsible for the world “lagging behind” on headline goals such as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). While this rise may be driven largely by worldwide processes such as globalization and economic integration, more than by government or donor policies, rising inequity is a problem that can and should be tackled by the development community, and should be more firmly on the agenda. Thinking about equity can help us decide how to distribute goods and services across society, holding the state in a society, and using this influence to ensure fair treatment for all citizens. For example, providing universal public services for fair treatment. Services should be free at the point of delivery wherever possible.
