Twilight of the elites : America after meritocracy
Edition
1st ed.
Publication Information
New York : Crown, c2012.
Physical Description
292 p. ; 25 cm.
Summary
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.