Adarand v. pena: turning challenges into opportunities

Mathews, Audrey L.; Rice, Mitchell F.

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“…Rhetoric surrounding disparity studies is often impassioned, reformist, and hopeful; for example, the word “prayerful” was used in the hope that a disparity study would soon be forthcoming in New Jersey, so that goals could be quickly instituted (Schaffler, 2018). Mathews and Rice (1999) referred to San Francisco’s use of a disparity study as a shield . Elsewhere, the disparity study has been described as a sort of “insurance policy,” so that a program designed according to the study’s recommendations will not be disputed or at least not successfully challenged (Alphran, 2003).…”

Section: Disparity Studies: Legal Basis Cottage Industry and Product And Symbolmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Best Disparity, or Lack Thereof, That Money Can Buy

Atkinson

McCue

Saginor

2020

The Review of Black Political Economy

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This research examines the complex interactions underlying disparity studies. While communities do frequently encounter disparity in public procurement, the commissioning of a disparity study may not ultimately solve the pressing challenges that hinder access to public contracts. Instead, disparity studies promise a politically palatable “quick fix” for a societal problem. In doing so, disparity studies may satisfy a legal basis, but their content and recommendations may fail to achieve their intended rationale. This failure ultimately raises serious questions about the legal merit of these studies and their methods, the growth of a cottage industry, and the benefit of the study for underserved groups. The greatest failure is that disparity studies may ultimately exacerbate, rather than resolve, a government’s ability to reduce chronic, and often historical, challenges to inclusion.

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Section: Disparity Studies: Legal Basis Cottage Industry and Product And Symbolmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Best Disparity, or Lack Thereof, That Money Can Buy

Atkinson

McCue

Saginor

2020

The Review of Black Political Economy

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“…MBE purchasing policies allow government agencies to set aside a certain percentage of government contracts specifically for minority-owned businesses or mandate that government contractors allot a portion of their subcontracts to minority vendors (Arrowsmith & Hartley, 2002;Rice, 1991). In general, these programs are based on the premise that providing assistance to businesses that have traditionally been discriminated against is in the government's interest because it creates a more diverse marketplace (Mathews & Rice, 1999). 1 MBE policies are somewhat comparable across state contexts (NASPO, 2009) because they have been heavily litigated in federal court, which has forced certain national standards (Mathews & Rice, 1999;Rice, 1991).…”

Section: Florida Minority Business Enterprise Procurementmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In general, these programs are based on the premise that providing assistance to businesses that have traditionally been discriminated against is in the government's interest because it creates a more diverse marketplace (Mathews & Rice, 1999). 1 MBE policies are somewhat comparable across state contexts (NASPO, 2009) because they have been heavily litigated in federal court, which has forced certain national standards (Mathews & Rice, 1999;Rice, 1991). In the 2009 NASPO Survey, 13 out of 45 responding states (29%) said that they gave minority-owned businesses preference during the procurement process.…”

Section: Florida Minority Business Enterprise Procurementmentioning

confidence: 99%

Evaluating Political Signals

Terman

2013

The American Review of Public Administration

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The bureaucratic response literature has focused on the quantity and timing of agency outputs in response to political signals. This focus on quantity rather than more qualitative measures such as the content and character of response has made it difficult to fully understand the causes and conditions under which response occurs in relation to a given signal. In the context of minority preference purchasing policy in the State of Florida, this study examines the relationship between political signals and the content and character of bureaucratic response-what is referred to here as the nature of bureaucratic response. A theory is developed and supported through interview and archival data to suggest that bureaucratic actors evaluate signals and policymaker intentions in determining if and how to respond. The article also provides one of the first in-depth examinations of the inner workings of minority preference purchasing.

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What Happens When Rules Stay the Same? Examining Changes in Implementation Intent over Time

Terman

2016

International Journal of Public Administration

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Adarand v. pena: turning challenges into opportunities

Cited by 4 publications

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The Best Disparity, or Lack Thereof, That Money Can Buy

The Best Disparity, or Lack Thereof, That Money Can Buy

Evaluating Political Signals

What Happens When Rules Stay the Same? Examining Changes in Implementation Intent over Time

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