Justice and the Prejudices of Culture : On Choice, Social Background and Unequal Opportunities in the Liberal Society

Egalitarian liberal theories of justice – so this dissertation argues – fail to take into accountthe full implications of the way citizens’ socio-cultural backgrounds work to undermine theequal opportunities these same theories demand. While egalitarians support extensiveredistribution of income and...

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Main Author: Ohlström, Marcus
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för samhällsvetenskaper, SV 2012
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-21804
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