Is Equal Opportunity Enough? / Christine Sypnowich [and twelve others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sypnowich, Christine, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Equality.

Income distribution.

Social ethics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (106 pages)

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, MA : Boston Review, [2023]

Summary:

Equal opportunity is a widely shared ideal. As Joe Biden put it in his first executive order as president, "equal opportunity is the bedrock of American democracy." But is equal opportunity enough? Does it truly capture the meaning of equality? In a neoliberal age that prizes personal responsibility and individual merit, the ideal has been increasingly called into question. Taking equality seriously, critics argue, means aiming to ensure that we all live equally flourishing lives-not merely that we have equal shots at upward mobility. That means rethinking a range of social institutions, from education and land ownership to finance and neighborhood development. Featuring work by philosophers and economists, historians and sociologists, this issue explores the importance of outcomes, not just opportunities.

Contents:

Intro

Title

Copyright

Contents

Editors' Note

Forum

What's Wrong with Equal Opportunity

Equality of Results Revisited

The Art of Equality

That's Not Socialism

Designing for Outcomes

Use with Extreme Caution

Beyond Choice

The Radicalism of Equal Opportunity

No Equality Without Liberal Equality

The American Way

How to Promote Flourishing

Outcomes Shape Opportunites

Equality Matters

Essays

The Neoliberal Capture of Education Policy

The Earth for Man

The False Promise of Opportunity Zones

Microfinance's Imagined Utopia

Contributors.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Sypnowich, Christine Is Equal Opportunity Enough

ISBN:

9798888901519

OCLC:

1399167048