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Opportunity 2000
Author | : Hudson Institute |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 200 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : Affirmative action programs |
ISBN | : |
Presents a composite picture of how different organizations approach the challenge of finding and expanding the potential of their human resources.
American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act of 2000
Author | : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Banking and Financial Services |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 184 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Government publications |
ISBN | : |
Equality of Opportunity
Author | : John E. Roemer |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 130 |
Release | : 2009-07-01 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 0674042875 |
John Roemer points out that there are two views of equality of opportunity that are widely held today. The first, which he calls the nondiscrimination principle, states that in the competition for positions in society, individuals should be judged only on attributes relevant to the performance of the duties of the position in question. Attributes such as race or sex should not be taken into account. The second states that society should do what it can to level the playing field among persons who compete for positions, especially during their formative years, so that all those who have the relevant potential attributes can be considered. Common to both positions is that at some point the principle of equal opportunity holds individuals accountable for achievements of particular objectives, whether they be education, employment, health, or income. Roemer argues that there is consequently a "before" and an "after" in the notion of equality of opportunity: before the competition starts, opportunities must be equalized, by social intervention if need be; but after it begins, individuals are on their own. The different views of equal opportunity should be judged according to where they place the starting gate which separates "before" from "after." Roemer works out in a precise way how to determine the location of the starting gate in the different views.
Feminist Academics
Author | : Louise Morley |
Publisher | : Taylor & Francis |
Total Pages | : 208 |
Release | : 2002-11 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 1135746710 |
This text explores questions of feminist interventions in academic institutions, covering both the structure and culture of such places and the social divisions between women.
Present Dangers
Author | : Robert Kagan |
Publisher | : Encounter Books |
Total Pages | : 415 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1893554163 |
This original collection of essays offers hope to those who believe that the cause of world peace requires a new American foreign policy and repairing our depleted military. The twelve contributors to this book show why America must take another look at our possible adversaries and real strategic partners. Present Dangers offers practical strategies for policymakers eager to disarm adversaries like North Korea and Iraq and head off the terrorist threat. Intellectuals, historians and policy-makers such as James Ceasar, Ross Munro, Peter Rodman, Richard Perle, Reuel Marc Gerecht, Nicholas Eberstadt, Jeffrey Gedmin, Aaron Friedberg, Elliott Abrams, Frederick Kagan, Willliam Schneider, William Bennett, Paul Wolfowitz, and Donald Kagan all challenge America to make sure that foreign affairs, a sleeping issue for the last eight years, gets a wake-up call in election year 2000. Table of contents, notes, bibliographic essay.
Creating an Opportunity Society
Author | : Ron Haskins |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 367 |
Release | : 2009-10-01 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 0815703937 |
Americans believe economic opportunity is as fundamental a right as life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. More concerned about a level playing field for all, they worry less about the growing income and wealth disparity in our country. Creating an Opportunity Society examines economic opportunity in the United States and explores how to create more of it, particularly for those on the bottom rungs of the economic ladder. Ron Haskins and Isabel Sawhill propose a concrete agenda for increasing opportunity that is cost effective, consistent with American values, and focuses on improving the lives of the young and the disadvantaged. They emphasize individual responsibility as an indispensable basis for successful policies and programs. The authors recommend a three-pronged approach to create more opportunity in America: • Increase education for children and youth at the preschool, K–12, and postsecondary levels • Encourage and support work among adults • Reduce the number of out-of-wedlock births while increasing the share of children reared by their married parents With concern for the federal deficit in mind, Haskins and Sawhill argue for reallocating existing resources, especially from the affluent elderly to disadvantaged children and their families. The authors are optimistic that a judicious use of the nation's resources can level the playing field and produce more opportunity for all. Creating an Opportunity Society offers the most complete summary available of the facts and the factors that contribute to economic opportunity. It looks at the poor, the middle class, and the rich, providing deep background data on how each group has fared in recent decades. Unfortunately, only the rich have made substantial progress, making this book a timely guide forward for anyone interested in what we can do as a society to improve the prospects for our less-advantaged families and fellow citizens.
Discrimination in Elite Public Schools
Author | : Jenna Tomasello |
Publisher | : Teachers College Press |
Total Pages | : 169 |
Release | : 2018-04-06 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 080775935X |
This book examines the Buffalo Public Schools and their admissions process following a civil rights complaint filed by parents and community leaders. The authors offer research-based recommendations for reducing barriers to enrollment and for creating competitive admissions choice systems that will allow all students access to important educational opportunities.
Successful Farming
Author | : |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 1004 |
Release | : 1915 |
Genre | : Agriculture |
ISBN | : |
Includes various special sections or issues annually: 1968- Harvesting issue (usually no. 7 or 8); 1968- Crop planning issue (usually no. 12; title varies slightly); Machinery management issue (usually no. 2); 1970- Crop planting issue (usually no. 4; title varies slightly).