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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okr-10986-193422021-04-23T14:03:52Z How Useful is Inequality of Opportunity as a Policy Construct? Kanbur, Ravi Wagstaff, Adam 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 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 equality of opportunity is that policy makers are more responsive to that discourse than to equality of outcomes per se. This paper presents a critique of equality of opportunity in the policy context. Although the empirical analysis to which the literature has given rise is useful and is to be welcomed, current methods for quantifying and implementing the concept with a view to informing the policy discourse face a series of fundamental questions that remain unanswered. Without a full appreciation of these difficulties, the methods may prove to be misleading in the policy context. 2014-08-15T14:23:52Z 2014-08-15T14:23:52Z 2014-07 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/07/19894791/useful-inequality-opportunity-policy-construct http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19342 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 6980 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Group, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research |
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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 |
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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 Kanbur, Ravi Wagstaff, Adam How Useful is Inequality of Opportunity as a Policy Construct? |
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Policy Research Working Paper;No. 6980 |
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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 equality of opportunity is
that policy makers are more responsive to that discourse
than to equality of outcomes per se. This paper presents a
critique of equality of opportunity in the policy context.
Although the empirical analysis to which the literature has
given rise is useful and is to be welcomed, current methods
for quantifying and implementing the concept with a view to
informing the policy discourse face a series of fundamental
questions that remain unanswered. Without a full
appreciation of these difficulties, the methods may prove to
be misleading in the policy context. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
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Kanbur, Ravi Wagstaff, Adam |
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Kanbur, Ravi Wagstaff, Adam |
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Kanbur, Ravi |
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How Useful is Inequality of Opportunity as a Policy Construct? |
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How Useful is Inequality of Opportunity as a Policy Construct? |
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How Useful is Inequality of Opportunity as a Policy Construct? |
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How Useful is Inequality of Opportunity as a Policy Construct? |
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How Useful is Inequality of Opportunity as a Policy Construct? |
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how useful is inequality of opportunity as a policy construct? |
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World Bank Group, Washington, DC |
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2014 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/07/19894791/useful-inequality-opportunity-policy-construct http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19342 |
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