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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Foreword

Foreword

Defining fairness

Fairness and inequality
Designing out bad luck
The Fair Necessities

Assessing fairness

How unfairness shows up in society
How problems reinforce each other

Achieving fairness

Equal life chances for children
A fair deal for adults

THE FAIR NECESSITIES

Setting the scene

Building a workable definition of fairness
Fairness and philosophy
Public attitudes to fairness and equality

Understanding the values and beliefs that drive attitudes

What moral foundations theory can tell us
How values, perceptions and cognitive biases affect our views
Segmenting people according to their values and core beliefs

Considering the core concepts

Equal outcomes (full egalitarianism)
Equal treatment
Libertarianism
Meritocracy and equal opportunities
Luck
Finding a balance

How to achieve balanced fairness

Equal life chances for children
A fair deal for adults
Building public support
Making it happen

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