Against Equality: Readings on Economic and Social PolicyWilliam Letwin, Foundation for Education in Economics |
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... earnings of the two will be highly unequal ; yet again , their lifetime earnings may be identical . Consider next the differential investment in human capital ( earning capacity ) . A dentist has higher lifetime earnings than a plumber ...
... earnings of the two will be highly unequal ; yet again , their lifetime earnings may be identical . Consider next the differential investment in human capital ( earning capacity ) . A dentist has higher lifetime earnings than a plumber ...
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... earnings during the period of education ) in earning capacity . If he attaches a very high time value to money if a dollar today is worth much more to him than a dollar tomorrow the return on such an investment may not compensate him ...
... earnings during the period of education ) in earning capacity . If he attaches a very high time value to money if a dollar today is worth much more to him than a dollar tomorrow the return on such an investment may not compensate him ...
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... earnings , and other items that the statistical aggregates count as income . It is the economic concept of income ... earnings , pecuniary and non - pecuniary ( less the costs involved in the production of those earnings ) . The ...
... earnings , and other items that the statistical aggregates count as income . It is the economic concept of income ... earnings , pecuniary and non - pecuniary ( less the costs involved in the production of those earnings ) . The ...
Contents
Against Equality Again | 73 |
The Idea of Equality as a Substantive Principle | 106 |
The Pursuit of Equality | 124 |
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