Health opportunities in Colombia

According to the theory of equality of opportunity, inequality in final outcomes (e.g., monetary income) is mainly caused by two broad characteristics: circumstances and individual effort. Individuals have no control on the former but on the latter. Inequalities in final outcomes caused by circumsta...

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Circumstances
Colombia
Equality of opportunity
Health
Individual effort
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Circumstances
Colombia
Equality of opportunity
Health
Individual effort
title_short Health opportunities in Colombia
title_full Health opportunities in Colombia
title_fullStr Health opportunities in Colombia
title_full_unstemmed Health opportunities in Colombia
title_sort Health opportunities in Colombia
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Colombia
Equality of opportunity
Health
Individual effort
topic Circumstances
Colombia
Equality of opportunity
Health
Individual effort
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