Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Contributors vii
4. Introduction ix
5. PART ONE: MERIT, REWARD, AND OPPORTUNITY
6. One. Merit and Justice 5
7. Two. Equality of Opportunity 17
8. PART TWO: THE CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF "INTELLIGENCE"
9. Three. IQ Trends over Time: Intelligence, Race, and Meritocracy 35
10. Four. Genes, Culture, and Inequality 61
11. PART THREE: SCHOOLING AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY
12. Five. Schooling, Intelligence, and Income in America 89
13. Six. Does Schooling Raise Earnings by Making People Smarter? 118
14. Seven. A Reanalysis of The Bell Curve: Intelligence, Family Background, and Schooling 137
15. Eight. Occupational Status, Education, and Social Mobility in the Meritocracy 179
16. Nine. Understanding the Role of Cognitive Ability in Accounting for the Recent Rise in the Economic Return to Education 230
17. PART FOUR: POLICY OPTIONS
18. Ten. Inequality and Race: Models and Policy 269
19. Eleven. Conceptual Problems in the Enforcement of Anti-Discrimination Laws 296
20. Twelve. Meritocracy, Redistribution, and the Size of the Pie 317
21. Index 341