Equality of opportunity versus equality of opportunity sets

Social Choice and Welfare

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 209-230

  Ooghe, Erwin ^a   Schokkaert, Erik ^a,c   Van De Gaer, Dirk ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

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EID: 33846074114     PISSN: 01761714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00355-006-0165-4     Document Type: Article

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