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- Paperback
464 pages
- Release Date
17 November 2020
Summary
A revolutionary argument from an eminent Yale Law professor, attacking the myth of meritocracy to show how it has caused today’s political, economic, and psychological crises - and how we might escape its trap.
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,…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141984742 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0141984740 |
| Author: | Daniel Markovits |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 464 |
| Release Date: | 17 November 2020 |
| Weight: | 330g |
| Dimensions: | 199mm x 132mm x 22mm |
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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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