The meritocracy trap how America's foundational myth feeds inequality, dismantles the middle class, and devours the elite
"It is an axiom of American life that advantage should be earned through ability and effort. Even as the country divides itself at every turn, the meritocratic ideal--that social and economic rewards should follow achievement rather than breeding--reigns supreme. Both Democrats and Republicans...
| Main Author: | Markovits, Daniel, 1969- (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Penguin Press,
2019.
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