Meritocracy, Populism, and the Future of Democracy - Paperback

by David Stoesz (Author)

This book explores the fundamental shift that has occurred in America and Britain as elites accumulate unprecedented capital and influence and a meritocracy has emerged to manage national affairs, a change that means opportunity, affluence, and power have gravitated away from most of the population.

Author Biography

David Stoesz, Ph.D., has published widely in social policy, including Quixote's Ghost: The Right, the Liberati, and the Future of Social Policy (2005), The Dynamic Welfare State (2014), The Investment State: Charting the Future of Social Policy (2017), Building Better Social Programs: How Evidence Is Transforming Public Policy (2020), and Welfare State 3.0: Social Policy After the Pandemic (2021). He was Fulbright Distinguished Chair in the UK in 2014 and Australia in 2017; in 2010 he was inducted into the National Academy of Social Insurance. He is the Founder and CEO of Up$tart: https: //www.upstartbenefits.com.