The injustices of merit

Think 2 (5):17-20 (2003)
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Chris Horner questions whether a ‘meritocracy’ is something for which we should really be aiming. ‘The class war is over. But the struggle for true equality has only just begun.’ Tony Blair

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10.1017/s1477175600002542

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