Levelling the playing field : the idea of equal opportunity and its place in egalitarian thought /
Andrew Mason.
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
- 236 p. : 24 cm.
- Oxford political theory .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-232) and index.
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.