Equality, Groups, and Quotas

In: American journal of political science: AJPS, Band 21, Heft 1, S. 65-69

Abstract

It has been argued by T. R. Conrad ('The Debate about Quota Systems,' American Journal of Political Science, 1976, 20, Feb, 135-149) that the concept of egalitarianism is normative as well as descriptive. It is shown that a purely descriptive concept of equality can be formulated & applied to rules in variously organized groups. Any quota system will be inegalitarian to some degree; only purely random selection can be egalitarian, which is not to say that such selection is the best or fairest policy. Modified HA.