Pursuing Equal Opportunities - The Theory and Practice of Egalitarian Justice

Klappentext This book offers original contributions to the debate over the issue of equality of opportunity. Lesley Jacobs sets out a theory of equality of opportunity that presents equal opportunities as a normative device for the regulation of competition for scarce resources. He then considers the practical ways that courts, legislatures or public policy makers can address racial, class or gender injustices. Jacobs examines standardized tests, affirmative action, workfare, universal health-care, comparable worth, and the economic consequences of divorce in this context. Zusammenfassung This book offers original and innovative contributions to the debate about equality of opportunity. The author examines standardized tests! affirmative action! workfare! universal health-care! comparable worth! and the economic consequences of divorce. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction; 2. Equal opportunities as a regulative ideal; 3. Equal opportunity without natural inequalities; Part I. Race: 4. Equal opportunities and civil rights: merit, standardized tests, and higher education; 5. Integration, diversity, and affirmative action; Part II. Class: 6. Justifying workfare; 7. Universal access to health care; Part III. Gender: 8. Gender inequalities in the workplace; 9. Equal opportunities after divorce.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Lesley Jacobs, Lesley A. Jacobs, Lesley A. (York University Jacobs
• Mitarbeit: Douglas MacLean (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 10.11.2003
• EAN: 9780521823203
• ISBN: 978-0-521-82320-3
• Seiten: 294
• Serien: Cambridge Studies in Philosoph; Cambridge Studies in Philosoph; Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Public Policy
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Philosophie > Allgemeines, Lexika; Sachbuch > Philosophie, Religion > Philosophie: Allgemeines, Nachschlagewerke; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Recht > Allgemeines, Lexika