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The Rise and Rise of Meritocracy
Dench
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Description for The Rise and Rise of Meritocracy
Paperback. Fifty years after the term "meritocracy" was coined, this book asks where the idea of meritocracy has led. Editor(s): Dench, Geoff. Series: Political Quarterly Monograph Series. Num Pages: 284 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 169 x 16. Weight in Grams: 476.
Fifty years after the term “meritocracy” was coined, this book asks where the idea of meritocracy has led.
Fifty years after the term “meritocracy” was coined, this book asks where the idea of meritocracy has led.
- A team of commentators consider diverse topics such as family and meritocracy, meritocracy and ethnic minorities, and what is meant by talent
- Contains commentaries by a selection of researchers, activists and politicians, from Asa Briggs to David Willetts, on the origin, meaning and future of meritocracy
- Demonstrates that Michael Young, who wrote The Rise of the Meritocracy, was right to question the viability of political systems trying to organise themselves around the idea of meritocracy
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Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
Series
Political Quarterly Monograph Series
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405147194
SKU
V9781405147194
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Ref
99-50
About Dench
Geoff Dench is a senior research fellow of the Young Foundation, and was formerly head of sociology and social policy at Middlesex University. He has written a number of books on ethnic relations and on family relationships, and edited several collections.
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