{"product_id":"the-rise-and-rise-of-meritocracy-paperback-softback-9781405147194","title":"The Rise and Rise of Meritocracy (Paperback \/ softback) 9781405147194","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Rise and Rise of Meritocracy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eGeoff Dench (Edited by), Dench (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781405147194, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 20 December 2006\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e288 pages\u003cbr\u003e24.6 x 17.2 x 1.4 cm, 0.408 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eFifty years after the term “meritocracy” was coined, this book asks where the idea of meritocracy has led.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA team of commentators consider diverse topics such as family and meritocracy, meritocracy and ethnic minorities, and what is meant by talent\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eContains commentaries by a selection of researchers, activists and politicians, from Asa Briggs to David Willetts, on the origin, meaning and future of meritocracy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDemonstrates that Michael Young, who wrote \u003ci\u003eThe Rise of the Meritocracy\u003c\/i\u003e, was right to question the viability of political systems trying to organise themselves around the idea of meritocracy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEssential reading for everyone interested in where we are going, and the future of New Labour itself\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Reviewing Meritocracy 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGeoff Dench\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOrigin and Reception 15\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Labour Party as Crucible 17\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAsa Briggs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeritocracy in the Civil Service, 1853–1970 27\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJon Davis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Tract for the Times 36\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaul Barker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe Sat Down at the Table of Privilege and Complained about the Food 45\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHilary Land\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Chequered Career of a Cryptic Concept 61\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eClaire Donovan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLooking Back on Meritocracy 73\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael Young\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelevance to Modem Britain 79\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Brief Profile of the New British Establishment 81\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJim Ogg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFace, Race and Place: Merit and Ethnic Minorities 90\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichelynn Laflèche\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMarginalised Young Men 97\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eYvonne Roberts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Unmaking of the English Working Class 105\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFerdinand Mount\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAge and Inequality 109\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEric Midwinter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShip of State in Peril 116\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeregrine Worsthorne\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnalytical Value 125\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Moral Economy of Meritocracy: or, the Unanticipated Triumph of Reform and the Failure of Revolution in the West 127\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIrving Louis Horowitz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJapan at the Meritocracy Frontier: From Here, Where? 134\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTAKEHIKO KARIYA And RONALD DORE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJust Rewards: Meritocracy Fifty Years Later 157\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeter Marris\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Do We Mean by Talent? 163\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRichard Sennett'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResolving the Conflict between the Family and Meritocracy 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBelinda Brown\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeritocracy and Popular Legitimacy 183\u003cbr\u003ePeter Saunders\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Future 195\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe New Assets Agenda 197\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndrew Gamble And Rajiv Prabhakar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNew Labour and the Withering Away of the Working Class? 205\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJon Cruddas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Delay on the Road to Meritocracy 214\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeter Wilby\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePutting Social Contribution back into Merit 221\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGeoff Dench\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLadder of Opportunity or Engine of Inequality? 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