What is the best way to determine whether a person is worthy of holding important positions? An IQ test, as many British and American scholars of the 19th and early 20th centuries believed? Or perhaps a multi-day exam in which participants had to overcome physical and mental obstacles, as was the case in China for centuries? At different times and in different places, rulers and entire societies have invented and tested a wide variety of options to perfectly embody the principles of meritocracy - the rule of the best, the rule of the worthy.
The author traces the history of meritocracy from the time of its invention in ancient times to its current crisis, in order to finally ask the key questions - what is its future and are there adequate alternatives to it?
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