Download or read book The Rise and Rise of Meritocracy written by Geoff Dench and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 2006 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The term 'meritocracy' entered the English language with the publication of Michael Young's 'The Rise of the Meritocracy'. This work examines what meritocracy means & how it has evolved. It demonstrates that Young was right to question the viability of political systems trying to organise themselves directly around the idea.