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基本説明
Introduces new methods for measuring inequality of opportunities and makes an assessment of its evolution in Latin America over a decade.
Full Description
Equality of opportunity is about levelling the playing field so that circumstances such as gender, ethnicity, place of birth, or family background do not influence a person's life chances. This book introduces various methods for measuring inequality of opportunities and makes an assessment of its evolution in Latin America.
Contents
Acknowledgments; Executive Summary; Introduction; Inequality in Latin America; Which Kind of Inequality Matters?; Equality of Opportunities; Why is This Relevant for Policy?; Empirical Framework; PART I: INEQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITIES: WHAT IT IS, HOW TO MEARSURE IT AND WHY IT MATTERS; What is Inequality of Opportunity?; How Can Inequality of Opportunity Be Measured?; Why Should We Be Concerned With Inequality of Opportunity?; What Does This Analysis Mean for Policy?; PART II: INEQUALITY OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY IN SEVEN LATIN AMERICA; The data; Inequality of Opportunity for Earnings; Inequality of Opportunity for Household Welfare; The Opportunity Profile: Identifying the Least Advantaged Groups; Summary; PART III: INEQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY IN EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN FIVE LATIN AMERICA COUNTRIES; The Data; Inequality of Opportunity in Educational Achievements; Is Inequality of Opportunity Larger in Latin American; Countries Than in OECD Countries?; An Opportunity Profile for Education; Summary; PART IV: MEARSURING INEQUALITY OF BASIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN; Measuring Inequality of Basic Opportunities for Children; Basic Opportunities in the Case of Children; The Data, Selected Opportunities, and Circumstances; National Estimates of Inequality of Opportunities among Children; Children's Inequality of Opportunities Profiles; Decomposing Changes in Inequality of Opportunity over Time; Summary; PART V: AN INDEX OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN; From Inequality of Opportunity to an Opportunity Index for Children; Empirical Results from 19 LAC Countries; Children Educational Opportunities; Children's Opportunities in Access to Water and Sanitation; Children's Opportunities in Access to Electricity; A Summary Index of Opportunities to Rank Countries; The Opportunity Index and Economic Performance; Summary and Conclusions.