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The Tyranny Of Merit — Michael Sandel
The Joe Walker Podcast
The Rise of Meritocracy
Michael Young coined the term 'meritocracy' in 1958, but his book was a satire. Despite this, people began to imbue the word meritocracy with positive connotations. One of those people was no less than Tony Blair. Here are six quick quotes from Mr Blair and then one quick quote from Michael Young.
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