- I: Social justice: the basics -- Why we need a theory -- The machinery of social injustice -- The scope of social justice -- II: Equality of opportunity -- Why equal opportunity? -- Education -- Health -- The making of the black gulag -- III: What's wrong with meritocracy? -- The idea of meritocracy -- The abuse of science -- IV: The cult of personal responsibility -- Responsibility versus equality? -- Rights and responsibilities -- Irresponsible societies -- V: The demands of social justice -- Pathologies of inequality -- Wealth -- Jobs and incomes -- Can we afford social justice? -- VI: The future of social justice -- The power of ideas -- How change happens -- Meltdown? -- Justice or bust. - Includes bibliographical references and index. - "In the past twenty years, social injustice has increased enormously in Britain and the United States, regardless of the party in power. At the same time, the idea of social justice itself has been subverted, as the mantras of 'personal responsibility' and 'equal opportunity' have been employed as an excuse for doing nothing about the enrichment of the few at the expense of the many and for making ever harsher demands on the poor and vulnerable. Brian Barry exposes the shoddy logic and distortion of reality that underpins this ideology."
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