LEADER 04195nam 2200673Ia 450 001 9910778197303321 005 20221103135520.0 010 $a0-674-04287-5 024 7 $a10.4159/9780674042872 035 $a(CKB)1000000000786731 035 $a(DLC)97033525 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH23050863 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000148836 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11147024 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000148836 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10225479 035 $a(PQKB)10277496 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3300243 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10314253 035 $a(OCoLC)923109830 035 $a(DE-B1597)574349 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780674042872 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3300243 035 $a(OCoLC)1243310943 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000786731 100 $a19970805d1998 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aEquality of opportunity$b[electronic resource] /$fJohn E. Roemer 210 $aCambridge, MA $cHarvard University Press$d1998 215 $a1 online resource (120 p. ) $cill 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-674-25991-2 311 $a0-674-00422-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [116]-117) and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tPreface -- $t1 Introduction -- $t2 Circumstances, Types, and Autonomous Choice -- $t3 Justifying the Proposal -- $t4 A Formal Definition of Equality of Opportunity -- $t5 Incentive Properties of the EOp Mechanism -- $t6 Equality of Opportunity with Production -- $t7 Equality of Opportunity for Welfare -- $t8 Equality of Opportunity for Health -- $t9 Education and Advantage -- $t10 Equal-Opportunity Unemployment Insurance -- $t11 The EOp Distribution of Educational Finance in the United States -- $t12 The Scope and Extent of Equal Opportunity -- $t13 To What Extent Should We Equalize Opportunities -- $t14 Affirmative Action -- $t15 Concluding Remarks -- $tReferences -- $tIndex 330 $aJohn 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. 606 $aWelfare economics$xMathematical models 606 $aDistributive justice$xMathematical models 606 $aEquality$xMathematical models 606 $aCompetition$xMathematical models 606 $aSocial policy$xMathematical models 615 0$aWelfare economics$xMathematical models. 615 0$aDistributive justice$xMathematical models. 615 0$aEquality$xMathematical models. 615 0$aCompetition$xMathematical models. 615 0$aSocial policy$xMathematical models. 676 $a330.126 700 $aRoemer$b John E$082037 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910778197303321 996 $aEquality of opportunity$9506963 997 $aUNINA