Yale Law Professor: Meritocracy Doesn't Work
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Yale law professor Daniel Markovits dicusses his new book "The Meritocracy Trap."
Yale law professor Daniel Markovits says the system that values hard work and promotes the American dream is in itself a sham. He is taking aim at the very structure that made him a success in his latest book, "The Meritocracy Trap." He joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss.
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Yale Law Professor: Meritocracy Doesn't Work
Clip: 3/6/2020 | 18m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Yale law professor Daniel Markovits says the system that values hard work and promotes the American dream is in itself a sham. He is taking aim at the very structure that made him a success in his latest book, "The Meritocracy Trap." He joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss.
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