Meritocracy, Populism, and the Future of Democracy Stoesz David
This 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…
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This 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.Arguing the following four points:Geography accounts for the accumulating influence of metropolitan regions, at the expense of smaller cities and rural communities of the heartland.Occupational groups, particularly lawyers, physicians, and financiers, have constructed professional cartels to secure rents at the expense of the prosperity of the public.Think tanks and universities have become the necessary pathways to attain leadership in public affairs.The internationalization of commerce has
Crisis of the Meritocracy