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" Levelling the playing field : "
Andrew Mason.
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BL
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1000183
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b754553
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| Main Entry
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Mason, Andrew,1959-
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Levelling the playing field : : the idea of equal opportunity and its place in egalitarian thought /\ Andrew Mason.
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Oxford ;New York :: Oxford University Press,, 2006.
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Oxford political theory
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236 pages ;; 24 cm.
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0199264414
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: 9780199264414
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-232) and index.
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| Contents
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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.
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"'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. Some see it as an alternative to a more robust form of egalitarianism, whilst others think that when it is properly understood it provides us with a radical vision of what it is to level the playing field. This book combines a meritocratic conception of equality of opportunity that governs access to advantaged social positions, with redistributive principles that seek to mitigate the effects of differences in people's circumstances. Taken together, these spell out what it is to level the playing field in the way that justice requires."--Jacket.
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Equality.
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Égalité (Sociologie)
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89.06 political philosophy.
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Chancengleichheit
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Égalité.
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Equality.
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Chancengleichheit.
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Equal opportunities.
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Social equality.
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| Dewey Classification
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323.42
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JC575.M38 2006
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89.06bcl
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MD 4550rvk
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