Disadvantage
- ISBN-10
- 0199278261
- ISBN-13
- 9780199278268
- Category
- Political Science
- Pages
- 231
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007-04-26
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press on Demand
- Authors
- Jonathan Wolff, Avner de-Shalit
Description
The authors combine a philosophical analysis of the idea of disadvantage with proposals for moving society in the discretion of equality, by 'declustering disadvantage'. The book will help political philosophers, social policy theorists, and practitioners involved in the design and delivery of actual social policy.
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