Cover -- The New Economics of Inequality and Redistribution -- Series Editor -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Figures -- Table -- Preface -- 1: The new economics of inequality and redistribution -- Inequality, institutions, and economic performance -- Market...

Most Americans strongly favor equality of opportunity if not outcome, but many are weary of poverty's seeming immunity to public policy. This helps to explain the recent attention paid to cultural and genetic explanations of persistent poverty, including claims that economic inequality is a...

Merit and justice / Amartya Sen -- Equality of opportunity / John E. Roemer -- IQ trends over time: intelligence, race, and meritocracy / James R. Flynn -- Genes, culture, and inequality / Marcus W. Feldman, Sarah P. Otto, and Freddy B. Christiansen -- Schooling, intelligence, and income in...