Against Meritocracy: Culture, Power and Myths of Mobility by Jo Littler

Against Meritocracy: Culture, Power and Myths of Mobility

Jo Littler

250 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction economics philosophy sociology challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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Meritocracy today involves the idea that whatever your social position at birth, society ought to offer enough opportunity and mobility for 'talent' to combine with 'effort' in order to 'rise to the top'. This idea is one of the most prevalent soc...

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