Levelling the playing field : the idea of equal opportunity and its place in egalitarian thought / Andrew Mason.
| Author/creator | Mason, Andrew, 1959- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006. |
| Description | 236 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Subjects |
| Series | Oxford political theory Oxford political theory. ^A360826 |
| Contents | Introduction -- The simple view -- The desert of the best qualified -- Rawlsian fair equality of opportunity -- Counteracting circumstances -- Equality, priority, and sufficiency -- Mitigating principles -- A responsible egalitarianism -- Individualism and personal responsibility -- Conclusion. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-232) and index. |
| LCCN | 2006018923 |
| ISBN | 0199264414 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780199264414 (hbk.) |