Equalities by Rae (48 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. Equality has always been the most powerful political idea in America, and it is becoming the most powerful idea in the world. Observers from Alexis de Tocqueville to the most recent social critics have commented upon the idea's great force. Yet, for all its influence upon popular ideology, the idea of equality becomes a bundle of contradictory impulses once it is applied to public policy and social institutions. As the title of this lively book suggests, equality becomes equalities.Once inequality is established, there is a deep difference between equal policies and policies that lead to equality. Once people have different needs, there is a sharp difference between treating them equally and treating them in ways that serve them equally. Once people have unequal (or unequally developed) talents, then equal opportunity cannot mean both equal opportunity and an equal prospect of success. Once society is cleaved by differences of race, sex, income, and so on, there is an intense difference between policies and reforms that reduce racial, sexual, and economic inequality and policies that diminish equality among persons. Douglas Rae and his colleagues develop an ingenious ?grammar of equality? to explain and explicate the main ways in which equality turns into equalities as it passes from the realm of ideas to the realm of practice.The book's exciting new method of analysis, based on logic and theories of political economy and political science, is a valuable contribution. Equalities helps us answer such questions as: ?Is equality possible?? ?How, after so long a period of ostensible egalitarianism, can inequality still dominate so much of the social landscape?? The responses are bound to stir controversy among all those interested in political theory or in social policy or in the attainment of equality.…

paperback. Condition: Good. Good paperback, bumped/creased with shelfwear; may have previous owner's name inside. Standard-sized.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Equality has always been the most powerful political idea in America, and it is becoming the most powerful idea in the world. Observers from Alexis de Tocqueville to the most recent social critics have commented upon the idea's great force. Yet, for all its influence upon popular ideology, the idea of equality becomes a bundle of contradictory impulses once it is applied to public policy and social institutions. As the title of this lively book suggests, equality becomes equalities.Once inequality is established, there is a deep difference between equal policies and policies that lead to equality. Once people have different needs, there is a sharp difference between treating them equally and treating them in ways that serve them equally. Once people have unequal (or unequally developed) talents, then equal opportunity cannot mean both equal opportunity and an equal prospect of success. Once society is cleaved by differences of race, sex, income, and so on, there is an intense difference between policies and reforms that reduce racial, sexual, and economic inequality and policies that diminish equality among persons. Douglas Rae and his colleagues develop an ingenious ?grammar of equality? to explain and explicate the main ways in which equality turns into equalities as it passes from the realm of ideas to the realm of practice.The book's exciting new method of analysis, based on logic and theories of political economy and political science, is a valuable contribution. Equalities helps us answer such questions as: ?Is equality possible?? ?How, after so long a period of ostensible egalitarianism, can inequality still dominate so much of the social landscape?? The responses are bound to stir controversy among all those interested in political theory or in social policy or in the attainment of equality.…

Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Good. Reprint. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.…

Condition: Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Condition: good. A copy that has been read, remains in good condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine and cover show signs of wear. Pages can include notes and highlighting and show signs of wear, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships via media mail.…

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good-. Second Printing. 210pp. Edgewear, corners bumped, and gentle creasing to front cover. Out of print.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Dust jacket have minor wear, creasing, soil and short edges tears with small pieces missing. Book has minor wear. Binding tight. Ink writing. x + 210 pages including index. Equality may be a powerful political idea all over the world but it creates a bundle of contradictory impulses when applied to public policy. Size: 6.25 x 9.25.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Small stains to top edge.

hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Acceptable, Reading copy only, with writing/markings, bumps/creasing, and heavy wear. Standard-sized.

Rae, Douglas W. Equalities. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1981, 2d printing number line, viii, 210pp., PAPERBACK, very good. CONTENTS: I. Tocqueville's dread. 1. From theory toward practice -- 2. Where could equality be a straightforward idea? -- 3. Four sample cases -- 4. Theory to practice and the grammar of equality -- 5. Political economy of equality -- 6. Conclusion -- II. The subject of equality. 1. Simple individual-regarding equalities -- 2. Segments and blocs -- 3. Two roads to emancipation -- 4. Implications for public policy -- 5. Summary -- III. The domain of equality. 1. Breadth versus narrowness -- 2. Straightforward, marginal, and global domains of equality -- 3. Causally linked domains of allocation -- 4. Summary -- IV. Equalities of opportunity. 1. Prospect-regarding and means-regarding equalities of opportunities -- 2. Means-regarding equal opportunity -- 3. Equal means and unequal prospects -- 4. Bloc-regarding equalities of opportunity : nondiscrimination and quotas -- 5. Summary -- 5. The value of equality. 1. Person, lot, and value -- 2. Lot-regarding equality -- 3. Person-regarding equality -- 4. An intersection among equalities -- 5. Summary -- VI. Relative equalities. 1. Absolute versus relative equalities -- 2. Relative equalities -- 3. The level at which equality is to be attained -- 4. Summary -- VII. Endings. 1. Equality : equalities -- 2.Taming equality -- 3. Equality and complexity. 9780674259812 ISBN 0674259815.…

Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,400grams, ISBN:9780674259812.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine.

Paperback. Condition: Good.

Softcover. First Edition; Second Printing. Book condition is Very Good in wraps. Foxing. Minor wear to exterior. Thin stain along edge of rear panel. Text is clean and unmarked. ; 8.25 X 5.50 X 0.56 inches; 240 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Harvard University Press hardcover in dust jacket, 1981, 1st edition, clean/tight, No marks/tears or other defects; Fine/Fine (like New). We will add a custom fitted mylar cover, bubble wrap the book and ship it in a New BOX- Not a plastic bag like the zombie sellers.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Softcover. xii,210. Near fine condition. Mild ordinary shelfwear to the covers and edges. Text entirely unmarked. Spine is tight, uncreased and uncocked. Binding sound. If you order this from outside the United States, we are likely to request an additional payment to help cover the postage. Every order includes tracking and is wrapped and robustly packaged with care in Tucson, AZ. ~Mesquite Booksellers.…

Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,350grams, ISBN:0674259815.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. 210 pp., Illus, Blue Hardback, Silver Title, Fine as New in Fine as New DJ, 1st ed.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. viii,210pp. roy.8vo. with cream dust jacket, sl.foxing.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and uncommonly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 210 pages 1 Kg.

Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,600grams, ISBN:0674259807.…

Condition: New.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and uncommonly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 210 pages 1 Kg.