{"product_id":"the-aristocracy-of-talent-how-meritocracy-made-the-modern-world-hardcover","title":"The Aristocracy of Talent: How Meritocracy Made the Modern World - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAdrian Wooldridge\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e (UK) book of the year!\u003c\/b\u003e Meritocracy: the idea that people should be advanced according to their talents rather than their birth. While this initially seemed like a novel concept, by the end of the twentieth century it had become the world's ruling ideology. How did this happen, and why is meritocracy now under attack from both right and left? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe Aristocracy of Talent\u003c\/i\u003e, esteemed journalist and historian Adrian Wooldridge traces the history of meritocracy forged by the politicians and officials who introduced the revolutionary principle of open competition, the psychologists who devised methods for measuring natural mental abilities, and the educationalists who built ladders of educational opportunity. He looks outside western cultures and shows what transformative effects it has had everywhere it has been adopted, especially once women were brought into the meritocratic system. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Wooldridge also shows how meritocracy has now become corrupted and argues that the recent stalling of social mobility is the result of failure to complete the meritocratic revolution. Rather than abandoning meritocracy, he says, we should call for its renewal.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdrian Wooldridge\u003c\/b\u003e is the political editor and a columnist at the \u003ci\u003eEconomist\u003c\/i\u003e. He earned a doctorate in history from Oxford University, where he was a Fellow of All Souls College. He is the author of ten previous books, including \u003ci\u003eCapitalism in America\u003c\/i\u003e co-written with Alan Greenspan and seven co-written with John Micklethwait: \u003ci\u003eThe Wake-Up Call\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Witch Doctors\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Future Perfect\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Company\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Right Nation\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e God is Back\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Fourth Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 504\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 9.2 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 13, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767529013536,"sku":"9781510768611","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0dfceb7f33a86f6c02b0ee3ead5c8dba.webp?v=1780312684","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-aristocracy-of-talent-how-meritocracy-made-the-modern-world-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}