Equality of Opportunity

John E. Roemer

Published by Harvard University Press 1998

Equality of Opportunity

John E. Roemer

https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674042872

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John Roemer argues that there is a “before“ and an “after“ in the notion of equality of opportunity: before the competition starts, opportunities must be equalized; 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.

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Roemer's combination of the techniques of economics and philosophy throws down a challenge to those in both disciplines. He believes he has sorted out equal opportunity, to leave us only with questions of personal responsibility and efficiency. A dash of political science may rein in what we can make of his account, but Equality of Opportunity is a very important work of metaphysical welfare economics.
-- Keith Dowding Times Higher Education Supplement

Articulates a level-playing-field view of equal opportunity. Proposes that the equal-opportunity policy must equalize, in an average sense, the educational achievements of all types of people but not equalize the achievements within types, which differ according to effort.
-- Journal of Economic Literature

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
1 Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2 Circumstances, Types, and Autonomous Choice Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	5
3 Justifying the Proposal Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	13
4 A Formal Definition of Equality of Opportunity Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	25
5 Incentive Properties of the EOp Mechanism Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	33
6 Equality of Opportunity with Production Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	36
7 Equality of Opportunity for Welfare Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	38
8 Equality of Opportunity for Health Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	43
9 Education and Advantage Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	54
10 Equal-Opportunity Unemployment Insurance Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	62
11 The EOp Distribution of Educational Finance in the United States Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	74
12 The Scope and Extent of Equal Opportunity Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	84
13 To What Extent Should We Equalize Opportunities Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	91
14 Affirmative Action Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	108
15 Concluding Remarks Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	114
References Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	116
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	118

Language: English
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 128

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Published: July 1, 2009
ISBN: 9780674042872