The study explores whether elected officials’ involvement in the way street-level bureaucrats implement policy affects social equity. This question is addressed empirically through interviews and focus groups with 84 Israeli educators and social workers. Findings indicate that elected officials involve themselves directly and indirectly in street-level bureaucrats’ policy implementation and their involvement reduces social equity in the provision of services. The study contributes to the literature on policy implementation by enabling a deeper understanding of the factors that shape the decision-making process of street-level bureaucrats when providing services and their ultimate impact on policy outcomes.

该研究探讨了民选官员参与街头官僚执行政策的方式是否会影响社会公平。这个问题通过与 84 位以色列教育工作者和社会工作者的访谈和焦点小组经验性地解决。调查结果表明，民选官员直接或间接地参与了基层官僚的政策实施，他们的参与降低了提供服务的社会公平性。该研究有助于更深入地了解影响街道官僚在提供服务时决策过程的因素及其对政策结果的最终影响，从而为政策实施方面的文献做出贡献。