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Democracy, Education, and Equality: Graz-Schumpeter Lectures

Name: Democracy, Education, and Equality: Graz-Schumpeter Lectures
Author: John E. Roemer
ISBN: 9780521609135

by John E. Roemer

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Overview

Many believe that equality of opportunity will be achieved when the prospects of children no longer depend upon the wealth and education of their parents. Many also believe that democracy is the political institution that will bring about justice. This study asks whether democracy, modeled as competition between political parties that represent different interests in the polity, will result in educational funding policies that will, at least eventually, produce citizens with equal capacities (human capital), thus breaking the link between family background and child prospects.

Synopsis

This treatment investigates whether democracy through education may be used to generate equality among citizens.

About the Author, John E. Roemer

John E. Roemer is Elizabeth S. and A. Varick Stout Professor of Political Science at Yale University. He has published extensively in economics, political philosophy, and political science. His recent books include Political Competition (2001), Equality of Opportunity (1998), Theories of Distributive Justice (1996), and A Future for Socialism (1994, Cambridge University Press). He was named a Felow of the Econometric Society in 1986.