Title:
Twilight of the elites : America after meritocracy / Christopher Hayes.
Author:
Hayes, Christopher, 1979-
Genre:
Publication Information:
New York : Crown Publishers, ©2012.
Call Number:
HN90 .E4 H39 2012
Abstract:
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.
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9780307720450
9780307720474
Physical Description:
292 pages ; 25 cm
Contents:
The naked emperors -- Meritocracy and its discontents -- Moral hazards -- Who knows? -- Winners -- Out of touch -- Reformation.
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