Quest for Equality in FreedomTaylor & Francis, 2023 M04 14 - 350 pages This book describes and analyzes the gravest crisis now facing constitutional democracy: the fundamental conflict between liberal and egalitarian values. Particularly stressed in this analysis are such aspects of the crisis as its origins, ideological tensions, and public policy ramifications. |
Contents
EQUALITY FREEDOM AND POLITICAL DEMOCRACY | |
EQUALITY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE | |
SOCIOECONOMIC EQUALITY | |
EQUALITY RACE AND ETHNICITY | |
SEXUAL EQUALITY | |
THE QUEST FOR EQUAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY | |
THE FUTURE IN PERSPECTIVE | |
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