Meritocracy, Populism, and the Future of Democracy【電子書籍】[ David Stoesz ]

＜p＞This 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.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Arguing the following four points:＜/p＞ ＜ul＞ ＜li＞＜/li＞ ＜li＞Geography accounts for the accumulating influence of metropolitan regions, at the expense of smaller cities and rural communities of the heartland.＜/li＞ ＜li＞＜/li＞ ＜li＞Occupational groups, particularly lawyers, physicians, and financiers, have constructed professional cartels to secure rents at the expense of the prosperity of the public.＜/li＞ ＜li＞＜/li＞ ＜li＞Think tanks and universities have become the necessary pathways to attain leadership in public affairs.＜/li＞ ＜li＞＜/li＞ ＜li＞The internationalization of commerce has contributed to a parallel network of economic institutions and think tanks sharing ideas and personnel to lobb．．．楽天市場のショップで商品詳細の続きを見る