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Equality of Talent

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  • Roemer, John E.

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If one is an egalitarian, what should one want to equalize? Opportunities or outcomes? Resources or welfare? These positions are usually conceived to be very different. I argue in this paper that the distinction is misconceived: the only coherent conception of resource equality implies welfare equality, in an appropriately abstract description of the problem. In this section, I motivate the program which the rest of the paper carries out.

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  • Roemer, John E., 1985. "Equality of Talent," Economics and Philosophy, Cambridge University Press, vol. 1(2), pages 151-188, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:ecnphi:v:1:y:1985:i:02:p:151-188_00
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