Why We Need More Meritocracy

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We need more revolution, not less of it. There is an intimate relationship between meritocracy and economic prosperity. Societies that a merit i are more prosperous than societies that are not aristocratic. And that benefits the poor as well as the rich. It benefits us collectively. We can end up in the nineteenth or the eighteenth century very, very quickly. I'd like to point to the example of china because we are not considering this argument just from the rest of the world. The reason we need more meritocracy is that the meritocratic revolution is incomplete. That's what really worries me about less meritocraci s,. you tend not to get a bit less of it."

Meritocracy has long been an article of faith in the modern Western world. Get an education, work hard and the rewards of success will be yours, regardless of class, privilege or wealth. But recently meritocracy has come under attack, with the charge led by Michael Sandel, the Harvard philosopher whose public debates on how we define the common good have won him a global following. But not everyone agrees. Taking issue with much of Sandel’s arguments is Adrian Wooldridge, the political editor at The Economist. In this week's debate they argue whether we need more or less meritocracy in society. The host is BBC broadcaster Ritula Shah. For Michael Sandel's new bool click here: https://www.primrosehillbooks.com/product/the-tyranny-of-merit-whats-become-of-the-common-good-michael-j-sandel-pb/ For Adrian Wooldridge's new book click here: https://www.primrosehillbooks.com/product/the-aristocracy-of-talent-how-meritocracy-made-the-modern-world-adrian-wooldridge/

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