Offering the first in-depth analysis of the relationship between populism and political meritocracy, this book asks why states with meritocratic systems such as Singapore and China have not faced the populist challenge to the extent that liberal democratic states have. Is political meritocracy immune to populism? Or does it fan its flames?
"Offering the first in-depth analysis of the relationship between populism and political meritocracy, this book considers why states with meritocracy systems such as Singapore and China have not faced the populist challenge to such an extent. Is political meritocracy actually immune to populism? Or does it fan its flames?"--