Meritocracy and Economic Inequality by Samuel Bowles, Kenneth J. Arrow

Meritocracy and Economic Inequality

Samuel Bowles, Kenneth J. Arrow

272 pages first pub 1999 (editions)

nonfiction economics philosophy challenging informative reflective medium-paced
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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, in...

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