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Public Administration

Government operations and public management, including public policy implementation, bureaucracy, public sector reform, e-government, and nonprofit management

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A Moral Agency Framework for Legitimate Integration of AI in Bureaucracies

This paper proposes a framework for integrating AI into government bureaucracies while maintaining human accountability and transparency. It argues against attributing moral agency to AI systems and instead suggests that AI should enhance human agency and be treated as an extension of existing bureaucratic infrastructure. The proposed Moral Agency Framework emphasizes clear human accountability, verifiable system outputs, and responsible deployment of AI that supports both legislative legitimacy and institutional stewardship.

2508.08231v2.pdf

Aug 20, 06:08 PM

Unions and Wage Inequality: The Roles of Gender, Skill and Public Sector Employment

Unionization continues to reduce wage inequality, especially in the public sector. While earlier studies found that unions reduced wage inequality for men but not women, this difference disappears when comparing union and non-union workers in the same sector. The key difference in union impacts is now between the public and private sectors, not between males and females.

Jul 14, 07:01 AM

Responding to COVID-19: New Trends in Social Workers' Use of Information and Communication Technology

The COVID-19 pandemic forced social workers to rapidly adopt diverse ICT options for service delivery, leading to a paradigm shift in practice. This transition increased accessibility for some clients, particularly those with anxiety or transportation barriers, while creating challenges related to privacy, boundaries, and digital access for others. Social workers demonstrated creativity in adapting their therapeutic approaches to maintain client engagement and the therapeutic relationship in the online environment.

s10615-020-00780-x.pdf

Jul 14, 07:01 AM

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