Three Models of Democratic Meritocracy
Three Models of Democratic Meritocracy
This chapter discusses three models of “democratic meritocracy,” along with their pros and cons: a model that combines democracy and meritocracy at the level of the voter; a horizontal model that combines democracy and meritocracy at the level of central political institutions; and a vertical model with political meritocracy at the level of the central government and democracy at the local level. It argues that the third model is the best of the three and goes on to consider John Stuart Mill's proposal for a plural voting scheme, Jiang Qing's proposal for a tricameral legislature, and Chinese Minister Li Yuanchao's views on the meritocratic nature of selection at higher levels of government in China. Finally, it examines the implications of referendum for electoral democracy by citing the case of Chile in the second half of the twentieth century.
Keywords: democratic meritocracy, democracy, political meritocracy, John Stuart Mill, plural voting, Jiang Qing, tricameral legislature, Li Yuanchao, referendum, electoral democracy
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