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  Title

  Twilight of the elites : America after meritocracy

  Author

  Hayes, Christopher, 1979-  

  Publisher:

  Crown Publishers,

  Pub date:

  c2012.

  Pages:

  292 p. ;

  ISBN:

  9780307720450

  Item info:

  1 copy available at Aurora Campus.
  

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    Aurora Campus	Copies	Material	Location	Map
    HN90 .E4 H39 2012	1	Book	Available, On shelf

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  ISBN:

  9780307720450

  ISBN:

  0307720454

  ISBN:

  9780307720474 (ebk.)

  ISBN:

  0307720470 (ebk.)

  Personal Author:

  Hayes, Christopher, 1979-

  Title:

  Twilight of the elites : America after meritocracy / Christopher Hayes.

  Edition:

  1st ed.

  Publication info:

  New York : Crown Publishers, c2012.

  Physical description:

  292 p. ; 25 cm.

  Contents:

  The naked emperors -- Meritocracy and its discontents -- Moral hazards -- Who knows? -- Winners -- Out of touch -- Reformation.

  Summary:

  Analyzes scandals in high-profile institutions, from Wall Street and the Catholic Church to Major League Baseball, while evaluating how an elite American meritocracy rose throughout the past half-century before succumbing to corruption and failure.

  Held by:

  AURORA

  Subject term:

  Elite (Social sciences)--United States.

  Subject term:

  Business and politics--United States.

  Subject term:

  Corporate power--United States.

  Subject term:

  Power (Social sciences)

  Geographic term:

  United States--Politics and government--21st century.

  Geographic term:

  United States--Economic conditions--21st century.

  Geographic term:

  United States--Social conditions--21st century.

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