{"product_id":"meritocracy-populism-and-the-future-of-democracy-9781032146263","title":"Meritocracy Populism and the Future of Democracy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book explores the fundamental shift that has occurred in America and Britain as elites accumulate unprecedented capital and influence and a meritocracy has emerged to manage national affairs, a change that means opportunity, affluence, and power have migrated away from most of the population. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArguing the following four points: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGeography accounts for the accumulating influence of metropolitan regions, at the expense of smaller cities and rural communities of the heartland. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOccupational groups, particularly lawyers, physicians, and financiers, have constructed professional cartels to secure rents at the expense of the prosperity of the public. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThink tanks and universities have become the necessary pathways to attain leadership in public affairs. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe internationalization of commerce has contributed to a parallel network of economic institutions and think tanks sharing ideas and personnel to lobby for po\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 1: Retro-Revolution, Chapter 2: Meritocracy Ascendant, Chapter 3L The Populist Revolt, Chapter 4: The Repression of the Mediocracy, Chapter 5: The Deep State, Chapter 6: Hoax, Chapter 7: Knowledge, Stratified, Chapter 8: The Future of Democracy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018864361815,"sku":"9781032146263","price":39.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781032146263.jpg?v=1750778440","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/meritocracy-populism-and-the-future-of-democracy-9781032146263","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}