Democracy, Education, and Equality: Graz-Schumpeter Lectures

by John E. Roemer

Book Overview

Many believe that equality of opportunity will be achieved when the prospects of children no longer depend upon the wealth and education of their parents. Many also believe that democracy is the political institution that will bring about justice. This study asks whether democracy, modeled as competition between political parties that represent different interests in the polity, will result in educational funding policies that will, at least eventually,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521609135
• ISBN13: 9780521609135
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 186 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 9.1"