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~ Kenneth Arrow (Editor), Samuel Bowles (Editor), Steven N. Durlauf (Editor) "I have been asked to write on "Justice in Meritocratic Environments..." (more)
Key Phrases: patronizing equilibrium, mean investment rate, nonelite occupations, New York, United States, American Economic Review (more...)
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Recent struggles over affirmative action have raised the argument that selection should be based solely on merit. Underlying objections to affirmative action are also based on assumptions by some that such programs have done nothing to alleviate chronic poverty. Some of meritocracy's believers suggest that those who do not get ahead either do not want to or are incapable of doing so. These dozen scholarly papers dispute any relationship between intelligence and inequality. The collection's three editors are economics professors; Arrow is a 1972 Nobel Prize winner. Contributors come from the economic, social, and biological sciences, and they analyze the relationships between merit, reward, and opportunity. They investigate the causes and consequences of "intelligence" and consider the role of schooling in economic opportunity. Finally, they recommend policy options and offer proof that "educational and economic reforms can reduce the income gap and improve the country's . . . economic well-being." David Rouse


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"Arrow, Bowles, and Durlauf have brought together a stellar collection of scholars of justice, inequality, and intelligence. These are the people the academic community wants to hear from on these issues. They do NOT disappoint. Each essay is thoughtful and engaging." -- Michael Hout, University of California, Berkeley

A useful collection of empirical studies, models, and discussion that, taken together, make a case for a sharp change in American policy towards more aggressive efforts to reduce inequality. . . . The breadth and depth of these essays and the strong presentations of evidence and argument make them of interest even to those least supportive of the views advanced here. -- Review

This is an enlightening and provocative book of essays. . . . -- George Farkas, Contemporary Sociology
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  • Paperback: 272 pages
  • Publisher: Princeton University Press; illustrated edition edition (January 4, 2000)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0691004684
  • ISBN-13: 978-0691004686
  • Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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patronizing equilibrium, mean investment rate, nonelite occupations, meritocracy thesis, discriminatory equilibrium, ability quartile, cultural heritability, nonblack men, graded schooling, school wage differential, family socioeconomic background, nonblack women, occupational status categories, task zero, skill disparities, occupational standing, postsecondary schooling, human capital acquisition, skill prices, best response function, farm origin, nondiscrimination principle, rising return, college labor, log wages
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New York, United States, American Economic Review, Yrs Work Experience, Journal of Political Economy, Quarterly Journal of Economics, Working Paper, Free Press, University of Wisconsin, Basic Books, Charles Murray, National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, American Journal of Sociology, American Sociological Review, Logit Coefficients, Occupational Changes, Bureau of the Census, Current Population Survey, Generation Surveys, University of Chicago, Harvard University Press, Herbert Gintis, James Heckman, Journal of Human Resources, Review of Economic Studies
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5.0 out of 5 stars A very technically demanding read., May 2, 2002
It's very interesting how the experts here tore apart The Bell Curve with minimal effort by taking a look at the data in a sensible/ rigorous way. One author assumed that all the data was correct as given and challenged its relevance.

Most importantly, one of the articles used the mathematics associated with these social experiments and asked "Do these numbers really show you what you think they do?" In all of my exhaustive reading about this subject, this book is the first that I have read that specifically addresses that point.

While lots of people have dismissed the proponents of genetic inferiority as an explanation for the "failure" of blacks in the USA, the rebuttals have invariably failed to contront the reasoning of the authors, preferring to dismiss them out of hand as "racist."

One thing that was lacking in this book is a more detailed analysis of the disparity between ethnic groups of the same race-- and yes, they do exist, contrary to what you would believe from reading the newspapers. For this, one of two Thomas Sowell books is a good read. The first: "Race and Culture." The second: "Knowledge and Decisions."

Unfortunately, the use of lots of technical jargon is going to put this fine piece of literature out of the reach of the vast majority of the hoi polloi.

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