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The demand for equality is central to modern politics. But what exactly do we mean by equality? Does it threaten other important values? Is it a demand we should support or question? This highly accessible book provides an engaging introduction to the concept of equality and to the debates, historical and contemporary, that surround it. It explains and critically considers how the demand for equality arises in different spheres. In the political sphere, it explores the relationship between equality and democracy. In the economic and social spheres, it explores the ideal of meritocracy and more radical theories of egalitarian justice developed in the works of John Rawls and Ronald Dworkin. In the legal sphere, the book discusses the challenges that feminism and multiculturalism pose to conventional conceptions of equal citizenship. It concludes with an examination of whether equality should go global, and by analyzing contemporary arguments for and against the continuing relevance of equality to the political life of affluent democracies. Throughout, the book considers the tensions internal to the demand for equality and between equality and other important values such as liberty and efficiency. Drawing on political philosophy, sociology and the history of political thought, the book will be of interest to students and researchers in philosophy and the social sciences and anyone interested in the values that animate democratic political life.

Table of Contents:
List of Figures and Tables. Acknowledgements. 1. The Demand for Equality. 2. Democracy. 3. Meritocracy. 4. Luck Egalitarianism. 5. Equality and Incentives. 6. Equality and Difference. 7. The Future of Equality. Notes. Bibliography. Index.

About the Author :
Stuart White is Fellow and Tutor in Politics at Jesus College, Oxford.

Review :
"A very clear and accessible introduction to debates about equality in contemporary mainstream Anglophone political theory ... It is a remarkable feat that White has managed to cover such an extensive literature in such a condensed format." Community Development Journal "This is the only book of its kind offering a thorough discussion of the value of equality in all its dimensions. I have no doubt that it will become a minor classic in a short time." Paul Kelly, London School of Economics and Political Science "This is a terrific book, carefully and accessibly written, covering a lot of material without oversimplifying. Just right for the series." Harry Brighouse, University of Wisconsin


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780745627731
  • Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: Polity Press
  • Height: 224 mm
  • No of Pages: 208
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 20 mm
  • Width: 145 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0745627730
  • Publisher Date: 18 Oct 2006
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Series Title: Key Concepts
  • Weight: 440 gr


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