ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY

“An Hereditary Meritocracy.” The Economist, The Economist Newspaper, 22 Jan. 2015, https://www.economist.com/news/briefing/21640316-children-rich-and-powerful-are-increasingly-well-suited-earning-wealth-and-power. Accessed 2 Apr. 2018

This article is written about how hard it is for someone to achieve in life that is starting from the bottom. Our politicians insist that all one needs to succeed in life is opportunity. This article states the opposite. It suggests that merit may come from heredity and if you are born into success then you are more likely to succeed. One example they used was colleges accepting more people from family of alumni than new students.

Garber, Megan. “The Perils of Meritocracy.” The Atlantic,  Atlantic Media Company, 30 June 2017, https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2017/06/the-perils-of-meritocracy/532215/. Accessed 2 Apr. 2018.

Meritocracy in theory sounds nice. That is based on the fact that everyone is equal. However, that isn’t the case. As the article put it the escalator is faster and shorter for some people already in affluent families. Until families are all equal, the theory of meritocracy cannot be felt.

“Meritocracy.” The School of Life, Youtube, 24 Aug. 2015, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTDGdKaMDhQ. Accessed 2 Apr. 2018

It is hard to have a complete meritocracy because merit systems are very complex.

Young, Toby. “the Dream Maker: Lord Young Profile.” The Guardian, Guardian News and Media, 27 May 2001, https://www.theguardian.com/education/2001/may/27/highereducation.labour. Accessed 2 Apr. 2018

Written by Michael Young’s son, it is a life overview of the man that coined the term Meritocracy. He headed the research department of the Labour Party during WWII.  He has written countless books and would be a career educator except he is the one coming up with the concepts that are taught in school.

Whitehurst, Jim. ”Meritocracy: The Workplace Culture That Breeds Success.” Wired, Conde Nast, 7 Aug. 2015, https://www.wired.com/insights/2014/10/meritocracy/. Accessed 2 Apr. 2018

In this article it talks about meritocracy in the workplace. It almost reminds me of the “Survival of the Fittest” term by Charles Darwin. It talks about how one earns merit and it is by their reputation and work beforehand. IN an office the ones who do a good job gets and gets the promotion