Meritocracy
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title:
Meritocracy
text:
Meritocracy is the notion of a political system in which economic goods or political power are vested in individual people based on ability and talent, rather than wealth, social class, or race. Advancement in such a system is based on performance, as measured through examination or demonstrated achievement. Although the concept of meritocracy has existed for centuries, the first known use of the term was by sociologist Alan Fox in the journal Socialist Commentary in 1956. It was then popularize
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description:
Political system in which capital is assigned on the basis of expertise
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meritocracy
date created:
2002-01-13T13:53:39Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T13:45:13Z
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