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Levelling the playing field : the idea of equal opportunity and its place in egalitarian thought / Andrew Mason.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mason, Andrew, 1959- Author.
- Series:
- Oxford political theory.
- Oxford Political Theory
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Equality.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (236 p.).
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Equality of opportunity for all is a fine piece of political rhetoric but the ideal that lies behind it is slippery to say the least. This book lends a particular account of the ideal and its place in a more radical version of what it is to level the playing field.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- The simple view
- The desert of the best qualified
- Rawlsian fair equality of opportunity
- Counteracting circumstances
- Equality, priority, and sufficiency
- Mitigating principles
- A responsible egalitarianism
- Individualism and personal responsibility
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-83852-3
- 9786610838523
- 0-19-153259-2
- 1-4294-5936-0
- OCLC:
- 960165157
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