Pursuing Equal Opportunities: The Theory and Practice of Egalitarian Justice

by Lesley A. Jacobs

Book Overview

Pursuing equality is an important challenge for any modern democratic society but this challenge faces two sets of difficulties: the theoretical question of what sort of equality to pursue and for whom; and the practical question concerning which legal and political institutions are the most appropriate vehicles for implementing egalitarian social policy and thus realizing egalitarian justice. This book offers original and innovative contributions...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521530210
• ISBN13: 9780521530217
• Release Date: November 2003
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 8.9"