Meritocracy vs Technocracy - What's the difference?
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Rule by merit, and talent. By extension, now often used to describe a type of society where wealth, income, and social status are assigned through competition.
A system of governance where people who are skilled or proficient govern in their respective areas of expertise. A type of meritocracy based on people's ability and knowledge in a given area.
As nouns the difference between meritocracy and technocracy
is that meritocracy is rule by merit, and talent. By extension, now often used to describe a type of society where wealth, income, and social status are assigned through competition while technocracy is a system of governance where people who are skilled or proficient govern in their respective areas of expertise. A type of meritocracy based on people's ability and knowledge in a given area.meritocracy
English
(wikipedia meritocracy)Noun
(meritocracies)Usage notes
Though widely used as a term of praise,Meritocracy's Lab Rat, by Timothy Noah the term was original coined as a satire, and a critique of awarding educational achievement.