Equality of Opportunity

Name: Equality of Opportunity
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ISBN: 9780674004221

ISBN-10: 0674004221

ISBN-13: 9780674004221

Edition: 1998

Authors: John E. Roemer

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The author argues that the different views of equal opportunity should be judged according to where they place the starting gate which separates before and after the start of competition. He seeks the location of the starting gate in each case.

Book details

List price: $41.00
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication date: 10/16/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 128
Size: 6.13" wide x 9.25" long x 0.40" tall
Weight: 0.440
Language: English

John E. Roemer is Elizabeth S. and A. Varick Stout Professor of Political Science and Economics at Yale University.



Preface



Introduction



Circumstances, Types, and Autonomous Choice



Justifying the Proposal



A Formal Definition of Equality of Opportunity



Incentive Properties of the EOp Mechanism



Equality of Opportunity with Production



Equality of Opportunity for Welfare



Equality of Opportunity for Health



Education and Advantage



Equal-Opportunity Unemployment Insurance



The EOp Distribution of Educational Finance in the United States



The Scope and Extent of Equal Opportunity



To What Extent Should We Equalize Opportunities?



Affirmative Action



Concluding Remarks


References


Index