Equality via Mobility: Why Socioeconomic Mobility Matters for Relational Equality, Distributive Equality, and Equality of Opportunity
Publication Date
1-1-2015
Document Type
Article
Organizational Units
Sturm College of Law
Keywords
Social mobility, Economic mobility, Relational equality, Equality of opportunity, John Rawls
Abstract
Since the economic crisis of 2008, think tanks have pursued research into the causes and effects of socioeconomic mobility; columnists and bloggers like Paul Krugman, Tyler Cowen, and Reihan Salam have debated whether mobility is desirable; and politicians — from both ends of the political spectrum and both sides of the Atlantic — have emphasized mobility’s importance. In contrast, socioeconomic mobility has received little attention from philosophers, who have instead focused their attention on social and economic inequality.
Recommended Citation
Govind Persad, Equality via Mobility: Why Socioeconomic Mobility Matters for Relational Equity, Distributive Equality, and Equality of Opportunity, 31 Soc. Phil. & Pol. 158 (2015).