Equality of Opportunity

John E. Roemer

    Preface

    Introduction

    Circumstances, Types, and Autonomous Choice

    Justifying the Proposal

    A Formal Definition of Equality of Opportunity

    Incentive Properties of the EOp Mechanism

    Equality of Opportunity with Production

    Equality of Opportunity for Welfare

    Equality of Opportunity for Health

    Education and Advantage

    Equal-Opportunity Unemployment Insurance

    The EOp Distribution of Educational Finance in the United States

    The Scope and Extent of Equal Opportunity

    To What Extent Should We Equalize Opportunities?

    Affirmative Action

    Concluding Remarks

    References

    Index

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John Roemer is Elizabeth S. and A. Varick Stout Professor of Political Science and Economics, Yale University.