Measuring inequality of opportunities in Latin America and the Caribbean / Ricardo Paes de Barros [and others].

Equality of opportunity is about leveling the playing field so that circumstances such as gender, ethnicity, place of birth, or family background do not influence a person's life chances. Success in life should depend on people's choices, effort and talents, not to their circumstances at b...

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Corporate Author: World Bank
Other Authors: Barros, Ricardo Paes de, 1954-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington DC : Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : World Bank ; Palgrave Macmillan, ©2009.
Series:Latin American development forum.
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