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The Tyranny of Merit What's Become of the Common Good?

Hardcover • 2020 • English

The Tyranny of Merit What's Become of the Common Good?

By Michael J. Sandel

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These are dangerous times for democracy. We live in an age of winners and losers, where the odds are stacked in favour of the already fortunate. Stalled social mobility and entrenched inequality give the lie to the promise that "you can make it if you try". And the consequence is a brew of anger and frustration that has fuelled populist protest, with the triumph of Brexit and election of Donald Trump. Michael J. Sandel argues that to overcome the polarized politics of our time, we must rethink t...Show more

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9780241407592

Publisher

Penguin Books

Published year

2020

Language

English

Original title

The Tyranny of Merit What's Become of the Common Good?

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Hardcover

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