Twilight of the elites
Subtitle: America after meritocracy
By: Christopher Hayes
Edition: 1st pbk. ed.
Publisher: Broadway Books
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 292
ISBN-13: 9780307720467
Subjects: Politics and government; Elite (Social sciences); Economic conditions; Corporate power; Social conditions; Power (Social sciences); Business and politics
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-279) and index.
Table of contents: title: The naked emperors; title: Meritocracy and its discontents; title: Moral hazards; title: Who knows?; title: Winners; title: Out of touch; title: Reformation.