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Read * Bottlenecks: A New Theory of Equal Opportunity PDF by ^ Joseph Fishkin eBook or Kindle ePUB Online free. Bottlenecks: A New Theory of Equal Opportunity As long as families are free to raise their children differently, no two people's opportunities will be equal; nor is it possible to disentangle someone's abilities or talents from her background advantages and disadvantages. A bottleneck might be a test like the SAT, a credential requirement like a college degree, or a skill like speaking English. Bottlenecks are part of the opportunity structure of every society. We can achieve this in part by loosening the bottlenecks that constrain access to
| Title | : | Bottlenecks: A New Theory of Equal Opportunity |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.48 (725 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0190639431 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 282 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-12-12 |
| Language | : | English |
reviewia said “insights for theory, practice, and even parenting”. Bottlenecks is a beautifully written work of theory with serious practical implications. It’s full of accessible prose, pithy articulations of complex philosophical and scientific ideas, and evocative imagined worlds that illustrate key concepts.This is a story about equal opportunity with far more emphasis on opportunity than on equality. Fishkin argues that we should care about equality to the extent that it serves the goal of expanding individual. "Great read for anyone interested in social change and how" according to Amazon Customer. Great read for anyone interested in social change and how we can get people to work together to solve social problems now and in the future.. Four Stars Opportunity pluralism is an interesting take on equal opportunity. Definitely worth a read.
Joseph Fishkin is an Assistant Professor at the University of Texas School of Law, where he teaches and writes about the law of discrimination and equal opportunity in areas from employment to voting rights.
Rein Professor of Law, New York University School of Law "Bottlenecks breaks a major step forward in conceptualizing how to promote meaningful opportunities for human flourishing in a world of pluralism as well as inequality. Browne Distinguished Professor of Political Science, University of Pennsylvania "Joseph Fishkin offers a new and important framework for defining equal opportunity - one that gets beyond questions of 'merit.' If what looks like 'merit' is more often than not a result of advantages that can be bought, how can opportunities ever be 'equal'? Fishkin provides an original answer, suggesting new ways to open up opportunities by loosening the bottlenecks that are holding people back." --Lani Guinier, Bennett Boskey Professor of Law, Harvard Law School "Bottlenecks reinvigorates the concept of equal opportunity by simultaneously engaging with its complicatio
As long as families are free to raise their children differently, no two people's opportunities will be equal; nor is it possible to disentangle someone's abilities or talents from her background advantages and disadvantages. A bottleneck might be a test like the SAT, a credential requirement like a college degree, or a skill like speaking English. Bottlenecks are part of the opportunity structure of every society. We can achieve this in part by loosening the bottlenecks that constrain access to opportunities-the narrow places through which people must pass in order to pursue many life paths that ope
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