Now I do not want to overstate the differences between these two theories of economic justice. Meritocracy and libertarianism have much in common. First, they both reject the egalitarian’s call for equal economic outcomes. Second, they believe that markets are the right way to organize economic activity, thereby promoting broad prosperity.
看起来 meritocracy 和 libertarianism 的一个核心区别是背后的利益群体不同, 支持 libertarianism的往往是既得利益群体,他们可以最大化利用他们的既得优势。 支持meritocracy的可能是从整体考虑或者有才华但并非既得利益者的群体。