ABSTRACT

This book describes and analyzes the gravest crisis now facing constitutional democracy: the fundamental conflict between liberal and egalitarian values. Particularly stressed in this analysis are such aspects of the crisis as its origins, ideological tensions, and public policy ramifications.

chapter 1|9 pages

The Love of Equality

chapter 2|42 pages

A Survey of Theories of Equality

chapter 3|27 pages

Equality, Freedom, and Political Democracy

chapter 4|41 pages

Equality and Criminal Justice

chapter 5|34 pages

Socioeconomic Equality

chapter 6|29 pages

Equality, Race, and Ethnicity

chapter 7|29 pages

Sexual Equality

chapter 9|16 pages

The Future in Perspective