Liberal Equality

Preface; Introduction: equality, liberty and liberal theory; 1. The classical liberal foundations; 2. J. S. Mill and participatory opportunity; 3. The Fabians and their allies: the minimal welfare state and beyond; 4. The relevant reasons for liberal egalitarianism; 5. John Rawls and distributive equality; 6. Contemporary critics of liberal egalitarianism: left and right; 7. Participatory and distributive equality reintegrated; Conclusion: the limits of liberal egalitarian politics; Notes; Bibliography; Index.