The academic literature on equality of
opportunity has burgeoned. The concepts and measures have
begun to be used by policy institutions, including in
specific sectors such as health and education. It is argued
that one advantage of focusing on equality of opportunity is
that policy makers are more responsive to that discourse
than to equality of outcomes per se. This paper presents a
critique of equality of opportunity in the policy context.
Although the empirical analysis to which the literature has
given rise is useful and is to be welcomed, current methods
for quantifying and implementing the concept with a view to
informing the policy discourse face a series of fundamental
questions that remain unanswered. Without a full
appreciation of these difficulties, the methods may prove to
be misleading in the policy context.
Bibliographic Details
| Main Authors: |
Kanbur, Ravi,
Wagstaff, Adam |
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| Language: | English
en_US |
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| Published: |
World Bank Group, Washington, DC
2014-07
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| Subjects: | ACCOUNTABILITY,
ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION,
CLEAN WATER,
DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME,
DIVORCE,
ECONOMIC INEQUALITY,
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT,
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY,
EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY,
EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT,
EXERCISES,
FAMILY STRUCTURE,
FREEDOM,
GENDER,
GROUP INEQUALITIES,
HEALTH CARE,
HEALTH INEQUALITY,
HEALTH OUTCOMES,
HOME,
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY DATA,
INCOME DISTRIBUTION,
INCOME INEQUALITY,
INEQUALITIES,
INEQUALITIES IN INCOME,
INEQUALITIES IN OUTCOMES,
INEQUALITY,
INEQUALITY MEASURES,
INEQUALITY OF INCOME,
INEQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITIES,
INEQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY,
INEQUALITY TRAPS,
INEQUITY,
INTERGENERATIONAL TRANSMISSION,
INTERVENTION,
MARRIAGES,
MEASURE OF INEQUALITY,
MEASURED INEQUALITY,
MEASURES OF INEQUALITY,
MEDICAL ETHICS,
OUTCOME INDICATORS,
PER CAPITA INCOME,
POVERTY LINE,
POVERTY MEASURES,
RACE,
RESIDENCE,
RIGHT,
RISK FACTORS,
SANITATION,
SEX,
SIBLINGS,
SINGLE-PARENT HOUSEHOLD,
SMOKERS,
SMOKING,
SOCIAL JUSTICE,
SOCIAL WELFARE,
SODIUM,
TOTAL INEQUALITY,
WILL, |
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/07/19894791/useful-inequality-opportunity-policy-construct
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/19342
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