How Useful is Inequality of Opportunity as a Policy Construct?

How Useful is Inequality of Opportunity as a Policy Construct?

The academic literature on equality of opportunity has burgeoned. The concepts and measures have begun to be used by policy institutions, including in specific sectors such as health and education. It is argued that one advantage of focusing on equ...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kanbur, Ravi, Wagstaff, Adam
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank Group, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:
ACCOUNTABILITY
ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION
CLEAN WATER
DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME
DIVORCE
ECONOMIC INEQUALITY
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT
EXERCISES
FAMILY STRUCTURE
FREEDOM
GENDER
GROUP INEQUALITIES
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH INEQUALITY
HEALTH OUTCOMES
HOME
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY DATA
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
INCOME INEQUALITY
INEQUALITIES
INEQUALITIES IN INCOME
INEQUALITIES IN OUTCOMES
INEQUALITY
INEQUALITY MEASURES
INEQUALITY OF INCOME
INEQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITIES
INEQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
INEQUALITY TRAPS
INEQUITY
INTERGENERATIONAL TRANSMISSION
INTERVENTION
MARRIAGES
MEASURE OF INEQUALITY
MEASURED INEQUALITY
MEASURES OF INEQUALITY
MEDICAL ETHICS
OUTCOME INDICATORS
PER CAPITA INCOME
POVERTY LINE
POVERTY MEASURES
RACE
RESIDENCE
RIGHT
RISK FACTORS
SANITATION
SEX
SIBLINGS
SINGLE-PARENT HOUSEHOLD
SMOKERS
SMOKING
SOCIAL JUSTICE
SOCIAL WELFARE
SODIUM
TOTAL INEQUALITY
WILL
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/07/19894791/useful-inequality-opportunity-policy-construct
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19342

Internet

http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/07/19894791/useful-inequality-opportunity-policy-construct
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19342

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