MICHAEL YOUNG'S THE RISE OF THE MERITOCRACY: A PHILOSOPHICAL CRITIQUE

被引:37
作者
Allen, Ansgar [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Sheffield, Sch Educ, Sheffield S10 2JA, S Yorkshire, England
关键词
meritocracy; Michael Young; justice; examination; competition; ambition; MOBILITY; BRITAIN;
D O I
10.1080/00071005.2011.582852
中图分类号
G40 [教育学];
学科分类号
040101 ; 120403 ;
摘要
This paper examines Michael Young's 1958 dystopia, The Rise of the Meritocracy. In this book, the word 'meritocracy' was coined and used in a pejorative sense. Today, however, meritocracy represents a positive ideal against which we measure the justice of our institutions. This paper argues that, when read in the twenty-first century, Young's dystopia does little to dislodge the implicit appeal of a meritocratic society. It examines the principles of education and administrative justice upon which meritocracy is based, suggesting that since 1958 those principles have changed. Young's warning no longer has any effect on us because the meritocratic system it warns us against has been transformed.
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页码:367 / 382
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