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The tyranny of merit : what's become of the common good?

Sandel, Michael J. (Author).

A world-famous political philosopher, and the bestselling author of Justice, reveals the driving force behind the resurgence of populism: the tyranny of the meritocracy and the resentments it produces

Book  - 2020
306.0973 San
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Polarization (Social sciences) > United States.
Populism > United States.
Merit (Ethics) > Social aspects > United States.
Public interest > United States.
Social mobility > United States.
Globalization > Political aspects > United States.
United States > Social conditions > 21st century.
  • ISBN: 9780374289980
  • Physical Description print
    272 pages ; 24 cm
  • Edition First edition.
  • Publisher [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2020.

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Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note: Introduction : getting in -- Winners and losers -- "Great because good" : a brief moral history of merit -- The rhetoric of rising -- Credentialism : the last acceptable prejudice -- Success ethics -- The sorting machine -- Recognizing work -- Conclusion.