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Fifty years after the term “meritocracy” was coined, this book asks where the idea of meritocracy has led.

  • A team of commentators consider diverse topics such as family and meritocracy, meritocracy and ethnic minorities, and what is meant by talent

  • Contains commentaries by a selection of researchers, activists and politicians, from Asa Briggs to David Willetts, on the origin, meaning and future of meritocracy

  • Demonstrates that Michael Young, who wrote The Rise of the Meritocracy, was right to question the viability of political systems trying to organise themselves around the idea of meritocracy

  • Essential reading for everyone interested in where we are going, and the future of New Labour itself

The Rise and Rise of Meritocracy

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Fifty years after the term “meritocracy” was coined, this book asks where the idea of meritocracy has led. A team... Read more

    Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
    Publication Date: 20/12/2006
    ISBN13: 9781405147194, 978-1405147194
    ISBN10: 1405147199

    Number of Pages: 288

    Non Fiction , Politics, Philosophy & Society

    Description

    Fifty years after the term “meritocracy” was coined, this book asks where the idea of meritocracy has led.

    • A team of commentators consider diverse topics such as family and meritocracy, meritocracy and ethnic minorities, and what is meant by talent

    • Contains commentaries by a selection of researchers, activists and politicians, from Asa Briggs to David Willetts, on the origin, meaning and future of meritocracy

    • Demonstrates that Michael Young, who wrote The Rise of the Meritocracy, was right to question the viability of political systems trying to organise themselves around the idea of meritocracy

    • Essential reading for everyone interested in where we are going, and the future of New Labour itself

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