Copyright © 2012 by Christopher L. HayesAll rights reserved.Published in the United States by Broadway Paperbacks, an imprint of theCrown Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc., New York. www.crownpublishing.comBROADWAY PAPERBACKS and its logo, a letter B bisectedon the diagonal, are trademarks of Random House, Inc.Originally published in hardcover in the United States by Crown Publishers,an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group,a Division of Random House, Inc., New York, in 2012.Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Hayes, Christopher, 1979–Twilight of the elites : America after meritocracy / Christopher Hayes.— 1st ed.p. cm.1. Elite (Social sciences)—United States. 2. Business and politics—UnitedStates. 3. Corporate power—United States. 4. Power (Social sciences)5. United States—Politics and government—21st century. 6. United States—Economic conditions—21st century. 7. United States—Social conditions—21st century. I. Title.HN90.E4H39 2012305.5'20973—dc23 2012002435ISBN 978-0-307-72046-7eISBN 978-0-307-72047-4Printed in the United States of America
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