Bottlenecks : a new theory of equal opportunity /
Equal opportunity is a powerful idea, and one with extremely broad appeal in contemporary politics, political theory, and law. But what does it mean? On close examination, the most attractive existing conceptions of equal opportunity turn out to be impossible to achieve in practice, or even in theor...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
2013.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Equal opportunity is a powerful idea, and one with extremely broad appeal in contemporary politics, political theory, and law. But what does it mean? On close examination, the most attractive existing conceptions of equal opportunity turn out to be impossible to achieve in practice, or even in theory. As long as families are free to raise their children differently, no two people's opportunities will be equal; nor is it possible to disentangle someone's abilities or talents from her background advantages and disadvantages. Moreover, given different abilities and disabilities, different people. |
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| Item Description: | Based on the author's thesis (doctoral--Oxford University, 2009) under title: Opportunity pluralism. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780199812158 0199812152 9781306197397 1306197392 |