# The Meritocracy Trap

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- Book: [The Meritocracy Trap](https://www.bookquiver.com/daniel-markovits/the-meritocracy-trap) ([The Meritocracy Trap.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/daniel-markovits/the-meritocracy-trap.md))
- Authors: [Daniel Markovits](https://www.bookquiver.com/daniel-markovits)
- Publisher: penguin_books
- ISBN: 978-07-3522-201-4
- Pages: 448
- Published: 2020-09-08
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

A revolutionary new argument from eminent Yale Law professor Daniel Markovits attacking the false promise of meritocracy It is an axiom of American life that advantage should be earned through ability...