between recruitment and training of elites and economic development. We show that there was a key shift at the turn of the … meritocracy became the basis for recruitment of elites. Although meritocratic selection should result in the best being chosen, we … show that meritocratic recruitment leads to class stratification and auto-recruitment. We analyze whether stratification …

elites is that meritocracy became the basis for their recruitment. Although meritocratic selection should result in the best … being chosen, we show that meritocratic recruitment actually leads to class stratification and autorecruitment. We analyze … the consequences of stratification resulting from meritocratic selection for the development of a country, and show that …