Lars Osberg

Not Fair

Inequality of Opportunity in Canada

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Produktbeschreibung

Not Fair examines the deep-rooted structures that sustain economic inequality and inherited privilege in Canada, exposing the barriers to genuine equal opportunity.

Produktdetails

• UTP Insights
• Verlag: University of Toronto Press
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Oktober 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 152mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 532g
• ISBN-13: 9781487546113
• ISBN-10: 1487546114
• Artikelnr.: 73885471

Autorenporträt

Lars Osberg is McCulloch Professor of Economics at Dalhousie University.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. The Importance of Property
2. The Downs and Ups of Social Mobility
3. How Much Does "Inequality of Opportunity" Matter for Inequality?
4. Fair Opportunity to Make a Living
5. Of Gender, Race, and Ethnicity
6. Equal Opportunity and the Inheritance of Wealth
7. What to Do?
References
Footnotes