The Meritocracy Trap, 9780141984742
Paperback
Meritocracy: A myth trapping us in inequality and endless striving.

The Meritocracy Trap

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    464 pages

  • Release Date

    16 November 2020

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Summary

The Meritocracy Trap: How We Became Victims of Our Own Success

Even in the midst of runaway economic inequality and dangerous social division, it remains an axiom of modern life that meritocracy reigns supreme and promises to open opportunity to all. The idea that reward should follow ability and effort is so entrenched in our psyche that, even as society divides itself at almost every turn, all sides can be heard repeating meritocratic notions. Meritocracy cuts to the heart of who …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780141984742
ISBN-10:0141984740
Author:Daniel Markovits
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint:Penguin Books Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:464
Release Date:16 November 2020
Weight:320g
Dimensions:197mm x 131mm x 21mm
About The Author

Daniel Markovits

Daniel Markovits is Guido Calabresi Professor of Law at Yale Law School. He works in the philosophical foundations of private law, moral and political philosophy, and behavioral economics. He has written articles on contract, legal ethics, distributive justice, democratic theory, and other-regarding preferences.

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