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Equal Opportunity Theory
Author | : Dennis E. Mithaug |
Publsiher | : SAGE |
Total Pages | : 285 |
Release | : 1996-05-21 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9780761902621 |
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Equal Opportunity Theory is a clear and comprehensive examination of the idea of self-determination: both the right to self-determination as well as its expression in our society. Author Dennis E. Mithaug examines society's collective responsibility for assuring fair prospects of self-determination for all people. This inclusive volume also describes how social policies derived from the theory of equal opportunity actually impact those with the least likely prospects for self-determination throughout their lives - the poor, the disabled, and people of color.
Pursuing Equal Opportunities
Author | : Lesley A. Jacobs |
Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 300 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 0521530210 |
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This book offers original and innovative contributions to the debate about equality of opportunity. The first part sets out a theory of equality of opportunity that presents equal opportunities as a normative device for the regulation of competition for scarce resources. The second part shifts the focus to the consideration of the practical application by courts or legislatures or public policy makers of policies for addressing racial, class or gender injustices. The author examines standardized tests, affirmative action, workfare, universal health-care, comparable worth, and the economic consequences of divorce.
Bottlenecks
Author | : Joseph Fishkin |
Publsiher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 290 |
Release | : 2014 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 9780199812141 |
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Based on author's thesis (doctoral--Oxford University, 2009) under title: Opportunity pluralism.
A Theory of Justice
Author | : John RAWLS |
Publsiher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 624 |
Release | : 2009-06-30 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9780674042605 |
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Though the revised edition of A Theory of Justice, published in 1999, is the definitive statement of Rawls's view, so much of the extensive literature on Rawls's theory refers to the first edition. This reissue makes the first edition once again available for scholars and serious students of Rawls's work.
Inequality of Opportunity
Author | : Juan Gabriel RodrÃguez |
Publsiher | : Emerald Group Publishing |
Total Pages | : 259 |
Release | : 2011-10-12 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9781780520346 |
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Eight papers, both theoretical and applied, on the concept of equality of opportunity which says that a society should guarantee its members equal access to advantage regardless of their circumstances, while holding them responsible for turning that access into actual advantage by the application of effort.
Equality of Opportunity
Author | : John E. Roemer |
Publsiher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 130 |
Release | : 2009-07-01 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9780674042872 |
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John Roemer points out that there are two views of equality of opportunity that are widely held today. The first, which he calls the nondiscrimination principle, states that in the competition for positions in society, individuals should be judged only on attributes relevant to the performance of the duties of the position in question. Attributes such as race or sex should not be taken into account. The second states that society should do what it can to level the playing field among persons who compete for positions, especially during their formative years, so that all those who have the relevant potential attributes can be considered. Common to both positions is that at some point the principle of equal opportunity holds individuals accountable for achievements of particular objectives, whether they be education, employment, health, or income. Roemer argues that there is consequently a "before" and an "after" in the notion of equality of opportunity: before the competition starts, opportunities must be equalized, by social intervention if need be; but after it begins, individuals are on their own. The different views of equal opportunity should be judged according to where they place the starting gate which separates "before" from "after." Roemer works out in a precise way how to determine the location of the starting gate in the different views.
Against Equality of Opportunity
Author | : Matt Cavanagh |
Publsiher | : Clarendon Press |
Total Pages | : 234 |
Release | : 2002-02-14 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : 9780191584046 |
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Against Equality of Opportunity deals with the ways in which opportunities - education, jobs and other things which affect how people get on in life - are distributed. Take jobs: should the best person always get the job? Or should everyone be given an equal 'life chance'? Or can we somehow combine these two ideas, saying that the best person should always get the job, but that everyone should have an equal chance to become the best? These seem to be the standard views, but this book argues that they are all flawed. We need to understand meritocracy for what it is - a technical rather than a moral ideal; and we need to accept that equality just isn't something we should be striving for at all in this area. We also need to rethink our approach to the related issue of discrimination. We tend to assume discrimination is wrong because it violates either meritocracy or equality, when in fact it is wrong for quite different reasons. In all these areas, then, Cavanagh aims to loosen the grip of established ways of thinking, in order that other ideas might find room to breathe. This is particularly important in the case of meritocracy, which after the recent conversion of the centre-left now dominates the debate more than ever. This book will be of interest to students and teachers of political philosophy, but ultimately it is aimed at anyone who cares about the fundamental values that lie behind the way society is organized. Though the argument is rigorous, it does not require a professional philosophical training to follow it.
Rawls s Egalitarianism
Author | : Alexander Kaufman |
Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 285 |
Release | : 2018-06-14 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9781108429115 |
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A new analysis of John Rawls's theory of distributive justice, focusing on the ways his ideas have both influenced and been misinterpreted by the current egalitarian literature.