{"product_id":"the-rise-and-rise-of-meritocracy-isbn-9781405147194","title":"The Rise and Rise of Meritocracy","description":"Fifty years after the term “meritocracy” was coined, this book asks where the idea of meritocracy has led.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA team of commentators consider diverse topics such as family and meritocracy, meritocracy and ethnic minorities, and what is meant by talent\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eContains commentaries by a selection of researchers, activists and politicians, from Asa Briggs to David Willetts, on the origin, meaning and future of meritocracy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDemonstrates that Michael Young, who wrote \u003ci\u003eThe Rise of the Meritocracy\u003c\/i\u003e, was right to question the viability of political systems trying to organise themselves around the idea of meritocracy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEssential reading for everyone interested in where we are going, and the future of New Labour itself\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Reviewing Meritocracy 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGeoff Dench\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOrigin and Reception 15\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Labour Party as Crucible 17\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAsa Briggs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeritocracy in the Civil Service, 1853–1970 27\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJon Davis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Tract for the Times 36\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaul Barker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe Sat Down at the Table of Privilege and Complained about the Food 45\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHilary Land\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Chequered Career of a Cryptic Concept 61\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eClaire Donovan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLooking Back on Meritocracy 73\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael Young\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelevance to Modem Britain 79\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Brief Profile of the New British Establishment 81\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJim Ogg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFace, Race and Place: Merit and Ethnic Minorities 90\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichelynn Laflèche\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMarginalised Young Men 97\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eYvonne Roberts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Unmaking of the English Working Class 105\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFerdinand Mount\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAge and Inequality 109\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEric Midwinter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShip of State in Peril 116\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeregrine Worsthorne\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnalytical Value 125\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Moral Economy of Meritocracy: or, the Unanticipated Triumph of Reform and the Failure of Revolution in the West 127\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIrving Louis Horowitz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJapan at the Meritocracy Frontier: From Here, Where? 134\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTAKEHIKO KARIYA And RONALD DORE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJust Rewards: Meritocracy Fifty Years Later 157\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeter Marris\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Do We Mean by Talent? 163\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRichard Sennett'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResolving the Conflict between the Family and Meritocracy 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBelinda Brown\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeritocracy and Popular Legitimacy 183\u003cbr\u003ePeter Saunders\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Future 195\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe New Assets Agenda 197\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndrew Gamble And Rajiv Prabhakar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNew Labour and the Withering Away of the Working Class? 205\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJon Cruddas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Delay on the Road to Meritocracy 214\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeter Wilby\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePutting Social Contribution back into Merit 221\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGeoff Dench\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLadder of Opportunity or Engine of Inequality? 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRuth Lister\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Future of Meritocracy 237\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Willetts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 263\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eGeoff Dench \u003c\/b\u003eis a senior research fellow of the Young Foundation, and was formerly head of sociology and social policy at Middlesex University. He has written a number of books on ethnic relations and on family relationships, and edited several collections.  It is now fifty years since Michael Young wrote \u003ci\u003eThe Rise of the Meritocracy\u003c\/i\u003e — a sociological fantasy set in the twenty-first century and portraying a sinister, highly stratified society organised around intelligence testing and educational selection. After some difficulty getting published, it was an immediate success and became very widely read. But it does not seem to have had the influence that Michael most wanted for it, over Labour Party thinking. The story was intended to help turn Labour away from meritocracy, by reminding it of the importance of communitarian values. Curiously, though, half a century later we have a Labour Government declaring the promotion of meritocracy as one of its primary objectives.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSo what is going on? This book offers a variety of opinions. Building on a conference held to mark the half-centenary of Michael Young’s Institute of Community Studies, it contains commentaries by a selection of academics, journalists and politicians, from Asa Briggs to David Willetts, on the origin, meaning and future of meritocracy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990331146469,"sku":"NP9781405147194","price":36.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405147194.jpg?v=1761787388","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-rise-and-rise-of-meritocracy-isbn-9781405147194","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}