{"id":992,"date":"2026-08-09T18:45:54","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T13:15:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/pyq\/comment-on-the-equality-of-opportunity-in-about-150-words-upsc-psir-2020-0405\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T21:23:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T15:53:18","slug":"comment-on-the-equality-of-opportunity-in-about-150-words-upsc-psir-2020-0405","status":"publish","type":"psir_pyq","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/psir-pyq\/comment-on-the-equality-of-opportunity-in-about-150-words-upsc-psir-2020-0405\/","title":{"rendered":"Comment on the equality of opportunity in about 150 words."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pq-flow\">\n<div class=\"pq-flow-h\">Flow snapshot <em>\u2014 how the answer moves<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p1\"><span>Intro routes<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 1<\/i> fair chances to develop ability + compete <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> liberal idea of initial conditions, not outcomes <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> level playing field<\/p>\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 2<\/i> equality of opportunity = non-discrimination in access <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> but meaning splits between formal and substantive<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p2\"><span>Body flow<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p>competitive form: equal start <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> positions by ability <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> meritocracy, unequal outcomes accepted if fair <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> limit: assumes level field where none exists <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Roemer<\/b>\u2019s non-discrimination vs level-playing-field principle <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> non-competitive form linked with justice <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Rawls<\/b> (fair equality of opportunity + difference principle) <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Sen<\/b> (equal resources \u2260 real access)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p3\"><span>Counter-view<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p>competitive meritocracy treats fair competition as enough vs justice-based view that unequal starting conditions must be corrected first<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p4\"><span>Conclusion routes<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 1<\/i> real equality of opportunity must remove social, economic and cultural barriers<\/p>\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 2<\/i> move from equal rules to fair conditions; opportunity completed only when access is substantive<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"pyq_year":[41],"pyq_marks":[38],"pyq_topic":[49],"pyq_paper":[33],"class_list":["post-992","psir_pyq","type-psir_pyq","status-publish","hentry","pyq_year-41","pyq_marks-10-marks","pyq_topic-equality","pyq_paper-paper-1"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/992","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/psir_pyq"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/992\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4586,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/992\/revisions\/4586"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=992"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"pyq_year","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_year?post=992"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_marks","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_marks?post=992"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_topic?post=992"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_paper","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_paper?post=992"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}