26. Equality

Rather than a right, equality started out rather as a horizon to achieve, and there was ample space for interpreting ‘equality’ alternatively as equality of treatment (treating everyone equally), equality of outcomes (making sure every identity group achieves the same outcome), and equality of opportunities (making sure everyone has the same opportunities). These equality notions complement each other and sometimes overlap. They are hotly contested.

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Year of publication:	2024
Authors:	Klarsfeld, Alain ; Cachat-Rosset, Gaëlle
Published in:	Encyclopedia of equality, equity, diversity and inclusion. - Cheltenham, UK : Edward Elgar Publishing, ISBN 978-1-80088-637-7. - 2024, p. 122-126
Subject:	Verteilungsgerechtigkeit \| Distributive justice \| Einkommensverteilung \| Income distribution \| Gleichberechtigung \| Gender equality \| Soziale Ungleichheit \| Social inequality \| Soziale Gerechtigkeit \| Social justice \| Finanzausgleich \| Intergovernmental transfers \| Rawls-Gerechtigkeitstheorie \| Rawls's theory of justice \| Gerechtigkeit \| Justice \| Antidiskriminierungsrecht \| Anti-discrimination law

Type of publication:	Article
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	10.4337/9781800886377.ch26 [DOI]
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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