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Comment on the difference between equality of opportunity and equality of outcome. (150 words)

  • UPSC 2012
  • Equality and Liberty

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Both ideals rest on the equal moral worth of persons but place equality at different moments of a life. Equality of opportunity equalises the start and accepts unequal finishes; equality of outcome judges a society by the finish — how income, wealth or positions are actually shared.

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