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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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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
Review
"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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