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

Publication Info.

New York : Broadway Books, 2013.

Copies

Location	Call No.	Status
University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location	305.52 H417T	Check Shelf

Edition	1st pbk. ed.
Description	292 pages ; 21 cm
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-279) and index.
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.
Subject	Elite (Social sciences) -- United States.
	Business and politics -- United States.
	Corporate power -- United States.
	Power (Social sciences)
	United States -- Politics and government -- 21st century.
	United States -- Economic conditions -- 21st century.
	United States -- Social conditions -- 21st century.
	Business and politics. (OCoLC)fst00842401
	Corporate power. (OCoLC)fst00879682
	Economic history. (OCoLC)fst00901974
	Elite (Social sciences) (OCoLC)fst00908113
	Political science. (OCoLC)fst01069781
	Power (Social sciences) (OCoLC)fst01074219
	Social history. (OCoLC)fst01122498
	United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Chronological Term	2000 - 2099
ISBN	9780307720467
	0307720462

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