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The meritocracy trap / Daniel Markovits.
By: Markovits, Daniel [author.]
.Publisher: London : Penguin Books, 2020Description: xxiii, 438 pages : black and white illustrations.Content type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780141984742.Subject(s): Social classes | Equality | Merit (Ethics)DDC classification: 305.5
Contents:
I. Meritocracy and its discontents -- The meritocratic revolution -- The harms of meritocracy -- The coming class war -- II. How meritocracy works -- The working rich -- The meritocractic inheritance -- Gloomy and glossy jobs -- III. A new aristocracy -- A comprehensive divide -- Snowball inequality --The myth of merit -- Conclusion : What should we do? -- Postscript to the U.K. edition.
| Item type | Current library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | House of Lords Library - Palace Dewey | 305.5 MAR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 018622 |
Originally published: UK: Allen Lane, 2019.
I. Meritocracy and its discontents -- The meritocratic revolution -- The harms of meritocracy -- The coming class war -- II. How meritocracy works -- The working rich -- The meritocractic inheritance -- Gloomy and glossy jobs -- III. A new aristocracy -- A comprehensive divide -- Snowball inequality --The myth of merit -- Conclusion : What should we do? -- Postscript to the U.K. edition.