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A revolutionary new argument from eminent Yale Law professor Daniel Markovits attacking the false promise of meritocracy ***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 insistently repeat meritocratic notions. Meritocracy cuts to the heart of who we are. It sustains the American dream. ***But what if, both up and down the social ladder, meritocracy is a sham? Today, meritocracy has become exactly what it was conceived to resist: a mechanism for the concentration and dynastic transmission of wealth and privilege across generations. Upward mobility has become a fantasy, and the embattled middle classes are now more likely to sink into the working poor than to rise into the professional elite. At the same time, meritocracy now ensnares even those who manage to claw their way to the top, requiring rich adults to work with crushing intensity, exploiting their expensive educations in order to extract a return. All this is not the result of

Author

Daniel Markovits

Publisher

Penguin Press

Published

2019

Language

EN

ISBN

9780735222007

Subjects

Political Science, Education, Science

Rating

4.4 / 5 (518 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14