The illusion of meritocracy (Record no. 526470)
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| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Zhang, Tong |
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| Title | The illusion of meritocracy |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | Social Science Information |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 63(1), Mar, 2024: p.114-128 |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | Meritocracy claims to reward the meritorious with more resources, thereby achieving social efficiency and justice in a level playground. This article argues that the rise of meritocracy in a society is the institutional consequence of adopting progressive humanism, an ideal-type worldview that advocates the harmonious co-realization of individual achievement and social contribution. However, meritocracy is a self-defeating illusion because, even in a level playground, it only rewards conspicuous and wasteful display of ‘merit’ rather than genuine contributions to society. Similar to the promise of an afterlife to Catholicism, the illusion of meritocracy constitutes an indispensable theodicy to progressive humanism. For societies holding such worldviews, meritocracy is a necessary illusion that cannot be dispelled by institutional reforms or political movements.- Reproduced https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/05390184241230406 |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Meritocracy, Social efficiency, Justice, Progressive humanism, Individual achievement, Social contribution, Self-defeating illusion, Conspicuous merit, Genuine contributions, Theodicy, Catholicism, Institutional consequence, Political movements, Necessary illusion, Institutional reforms. |
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| Main entry heading | Social Science Information |
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| Subject DIP | MERITOCRACY |
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| Indian Institute of Public Administration | Indian Institute of Public Administration | 2024-06-05 | 63(1), Mar, 2024: p.114-128 | AR132173 | 2024-06-05 | Articles |