Why the future will be unfair.

The article focuses on the concept of hypermeritocracy, in which the top 10 to 15 percent of a population enjoys the benefits of wealth, while the rest of society works in jobs that pay stagnant wages. Topics include the wealth disparity in the U.S. in 2013, the tension between merit and fairness, a...

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Published in:	New Statesman Vol. 142; no. 5178; p. 16
Main Author:	McBain, Sophie
Format:	Opinion
Published:	New Statesman Ltd. 10/4/2013
Subjects:	Average Is Over: Powering America Beyond the Age of the Great Stagnation (Book) Cowen, Tyler Meritocracy Social systems Income inequality Fairness United States economy, 2009-2017 Social conditions in the United States, 1980-
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