Meritocracy began as a remedy, and its earliest proponents aimed to ensure mobility across societal hierarchies if not equality. Unfortunately, we are now in a world where privilege just exacerbates the disadvantages of those less fortunate. Education is no longer an answer, and efficiency is the discourse as opposed to what is morally right or wrong. In a polarised world, this is an important conversation to have. Great narratives, well articulated.
Brain Pickings has been one of my favourite websites for a long time, and thus, this book automatically went into the wishlist. But as with many good things, it took a while to get into the cart! This is not a book that one can (or should) categorise easily, but as a reader, what I […]
Tony Joseph uses archaeology, genetics and linguistics to provide a clear understanding of two questions – “Who are we Indians? Where did we come from?” I’d highly recommend reading this, even if it’s just to counter “history” lessons on WhatsApp university!
This is a book I’d highly recommend to everyone. It’s less about the technicality of money or “get rich” ideas, and instead focuses on emotional aspects which affect our relationship with money, and our behaviour.
Francis Fukuyama picks up from where he left off in The Origins of Political Order. He adds three more dimensions of socioeconomic development – social mobilisation, idea legitimacy, and economic development to show state, law and democracy evolved to their current state, with different countries following different paths. The book ends with a commentary on political decay and the effect on democracy.