
$23.41
- Paperback
464 pages
- Release Date
16 November 2020
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 |
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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: | 16 November 2020 |
Weight: | 320g |
Dimensions: | 197mm x 131mm x 21mm |
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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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