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What does it mean to be disadvantaged? Is it possible to compare different disadvantages? What should governments do to move their societies in the direction of equality, where equality is to be understood both in distributional and social terms? Linking rigorous analytical philosophical theory with...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Wolff, Jonathan
Weitere Verfasser:
De-Shalit, Avner
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.
Zusammenfassung:
What does it mean to be disadvantaged? Is it possible to compare different disadvantages? What should governments do to move their societies in the direction of equality, where equality is to be understood both in distributional and social terms? Linking rigorous analytical philosophical theory with broad empirical studies, including interviews conducted for the purpose of this book, Wolff and de-Shalit show how taking theory and practice together is essential if the theory is to berich enough to be applied to the real world, and policy systematic enough to have purpose and justification. The
Umfang:
1 online resource (244 p.)
Anmerkungen:
Description based upon print version of record.
Anmerkungen:
English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-965558-8
1-281-16480-1
9786611164805
0-19-153523-0
1-4356-2347-9
Schlagworte:
Marginality, Social.
People with social disabilities.
Equality.
Distributive justice.
Social policy.
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