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Author
Title
Against equality of opportunity / Matt Cavanagh.
Published
Oxford ; New York : Clarendon Press, 2002.
Call Number
JC575 .C39 2002
ISBN
0199243433
Description
viii, 223 pages ; 23 cm.
System Control No.
(OCoLC)48046094
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages [219]-220) and index.
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Pt. 1
Meritocracy
1Two concepts of meritocracy
33
2Meritocracy as a way of rewarding desert
35
3Meritocracy as hiring the best person for the job
43
4Are employers obliged to hire the best people?
49
5When being good at he job is not just a means to an end
54
6Arguments for meritocracy that appeal to efficiency rather than fairness
63
7Meritocracy in the public sector
69
8Legitimate expectations
72
9Should we be trying to promote merit indirectly?
77
10Conclusions
78
Pt. 2
Equality
1Equality and meritocracy
83
2Some common but unsuccessful arguments for equal treatment
90
3Arguments for equality in the face of difference
103
4Egalitarian arguments that appeal not to some claim we are each separately thought to possess, but to our relations with each other
112
5Equality of what: Work, opportunities, or chances?
118
6So why do we believe in equality?
132
7Conclusions
138
Pt. 3
Discrimination
1Discrimination, meritocracy, and equality
153
2So what exactly is wrong with discrimination?
160
3A libertarian objection
167
4Does every kind of discrimination express contempt?
176
5Is it unfair to use statistical judgements when dealing with people?
180
6Giving in to people's prejudices
193
7Is discrimination wrong in itself, or because of its effects?
197
8Conclusions
207
Conclusions
213
References
219
Index
221