| Contents |
Introduction : getting in -- Winners and losers -- "Great because good" : a brief moral history of merit -- The rhetoric of rising -- Credentialism : the last acceptable prejudice -- Success ethics -- The sorting machine -- Recognizing work -- Conclusion. |
| Abstract |
"A world-famous political philosopher, and the bestselling author of Justice, reveals the driving force behind the resurgence of populism: the tyranny of the meritocracy and the resentments it produces"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Genre/form | Instructional and educational works. |
| Genre/form | Creative nonfiction. |
| LCCN | 2020012448 |
| ISBN | 9780374289980 |
| ISBN | 0374289980 hardcover |
