Twilight of the Elites
America After Meritocracy
New York : Crown, [2012]
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: 292 pages ; 25 cm
Analyzes scandals in high-profile institutions, from Wall Street and the Catholic Church to Major League Baseball, while evaluating how an elite American meritocracy rose throughout the past half-century before succumbing to corruption and failure.
Contents:
The naked emperors -- Meritocracy and its discontents -- Moral hazards -- Who knows? -- Winners -- Out of touch -- Reformation.
Subjects:
Elite (Social sciences) -- United States.
Public opinion -- United States -- History -- 21st century.
Equality -- United States.
Business and politics -- United States.
Corporate power -- United States.
Power (Social sciences)
United States -- Politics and government -- 21st century.
United States -- Economic conditions -- 21st century.
United States -- Social conditions -- 21st century.
Elite (Social sciences) -- United States.
Public opinion -- United States -- History -- 21st century.
Equality -- United States.
Business and politics -- United States.
Corporate power -- United States.
Power (Social sciences)
United States -- Politics and government -- 21st century.
United States -- Economic conditions -- 21st century.
United States -- Social conditions -- 21st century.
ISBN:
9780307720450 (hbk.)
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
SOCIAL SCI Class Hay | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-279) and index.