The Aristocracy of Talent: How Meritocracy Made the Modern World
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- Create Date：2021-07-09 10:30:57
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Adrian Wooldridge
- ISBN：1510768610
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Reviews
Ryan Carey
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The first three sections how meritocracy was originally a revolutionary idea， that replaced pre-modern systems of nepotism and patronage。 The fourth section describes how meritocracy gained momentum given WW2 and IQ tests。 Then the fifth section analyses threats to meritocracy from elitism （assortative mating， legacy admissions）， the left （affirmative action， critical race theory） and the right （populism， rural/urban inequality）， and how they can be managed。The level of depth is good， similar to The first three sections how meritocracy was originally a revolutionary idea， that replaced pre-modern systems of nepotism and patronage。 The fourth section describes how meritocracy gained momentum given WW2 and IQ tests。 Then the fifth section analyses threats to meritocracy from elitism （assortative mating， legacy admissions）， the left （affirmative action， critical race theory） and the right （populism， rural/urban inequality）， and how they can be managed。The level of depth is good， similar to what you would expect from a longer Economist piece， which figures。 Usually key figures from papers are cited， though they're not analysed in great detail。 I've read articles and books on related topics， but I still learned some things， and it helped me to crystallise some insights。 。。。more
Brian Yarwood
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