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Equality of Opportunity and Outcome in the U.S.

By: Matthew Weinzierl and Alastair Su
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  • | Language:English
  • | Pages:19
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Abstract

Equality of opportunity is endorsed universally even though, or more likely because, it can mean such different things to different people. What definition of equality of opportunity ought to figure into policy decisions? How close, or far, is the United States from providing equal opportunity?
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Keywords

Equality Of Opportunity; Justice; Opportunities; Equality and Inequality; Policy; United States

Citation

Weinzierl, Matthew, and Alastair Su. "Equality of Opportunity and Outcome in the U.S." Harvard Business School Case 715-028, February 2015. (Revised August 2019.)
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Matthew C. Weinzierl

Business, Government and the International Economy
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