Meritocracy, Populism, and the Future of Democracy - 9781032146256

Name: Meritocracy, Populism, and the Future of Democracy - 9781032146256
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Meritocracy, Populism, and the Future of DemocracyAuthor(s): David Stoesz\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032146256, 978-1032146256\nSynopsis\nThis book explores the fundamental shift that has occurred in America and Britain as elites accumulate unprecedented capital and influence and a meritocracy has emerged to manage national affairs, a change that means opportunity, affluence, and power have migrated away from most of the population. \n\nArguing the following four points: \n\nGeography accounts for the accumulating influence of metropolitan regions, at the expense of smaller cities and rural communities of the heartland. \n\nOccupational groups, particularly lawyers, physicians, and financiers, have constructed professional cartels to secure rents at the expense of the prosperity of the public. \n\nThink tanks and universities have become the necessary pathways to attain leadership in public affairs. \n\nThe.