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Twilight of the elites : America after meritocracy / Christopher Hayes.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hayes, Chris, 1979 February 28-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Elite (Social sciences)--United States.
- Elite (Social sciences).
- Politics and government.
- United States.
- Business and politics--United States.
- Business and politics.
- Corporate power--United States.
- Corporate power.
- Power (Social sciences).
- United States--Politics and government--21st century.
- United States--Economic conditions--21st century.
- Economic conditions.
- United States--Social conditions--21st century.
- Social conditions.
- Economic history.
- Physical Description:
- 292 pages ; 21 cm
- Edition:
- First paperback edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Broadway Books, 2013.
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-279) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780307720467
- 0307720462
- OCLC:
- 810999544
- Publisher Number:
- 99971800217
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