Twilight of the Elites America after Meritocracy

Name: Twilight of the Elites America after Meritocracy
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ISBN: 9780307720467

ISBN-10: 0307720462

ISBN-13: 9780307720467

Edition: 2013

Authors: Chris Hayes

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A powerful and original argument that traces the roots of our present crisis of authority to an unlikely source: the meritocracy. Over the past decade, Americans watched in bafflement and rage as one institution after another – from Wall Street to Congress, the Catholic Church to corporate America, even Major League Baseball – imploded under the weight of corruption and incompetence. In the wake of the Fail Decade, Americans have historically low levels of trust in their institutions; the social contract between ordinary citizens and elites lies in tatters. How did we get here? WithTwilight of the Elites, Christopher Hayes offers a radically novel answer. Since the 1960s, as the…

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List price: $23.00
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: The Crown Publishing Group
Publication date: 6/11/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 5.23" wide x 7.93" long x 0.66" tall
Weight: 0.484
Language: English




The Naked Emperors



Meritocracy and Its Discontents



Moral Hazards



Who Knows?



Winners



Out of Touch



Reformation


Acknowledgments


Notes


Selected Bibliography


Index