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Merit, Competition, Distinction

Heidi Elmgren

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meritkiinnostusComputingMilieux_THECOMPUTINGPROFESSIONinterestGeneral Chemical EngineeringtyömarkkinatNeoclassical economicsCompetition; merit; interest; distinctionkilpailu (toiminta)lcsh:JC11-607lcsh:Women. FeminismJob marketlcsh:Political theoryCompetition (economics)kilpailu (talous)Work (electrical)EconomicsMeritocracymeritokratiata611hierarkiacompetitiondistinctionlcsh:HQ1101-2030.7

description

The article presents a critique of competition by introducing a concept called 'distinction'. Competition is thought to work as a guarantee of the fairness of meritocratic procedures (merit-based recruiting in the job market or e.g. entrance examinations). However, fairness created by competition is, even at its best, only relative. This critique is then used a part of a larger critique of the role of merit in society.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2018-05-01Redescriptions
10.7227/r.21.1.5https://journal-redescriptions.org/articles/16