Chua’s asserts that social networks and personal contacts are insignificant in the “highly meritocratic state sector” (p.10).
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Chua’s asserts that social networks and personal contacts are insignificant in the “highly meritocratic state sector” (p.10). What are the sociological links that can be made between education, meritocracy and the production of an elite class? Barr argued that despite the development of other pathways to gain entry into the national elite circle, personal contacts with “Lee [Kuan Yew] or one of his inner circle remained a vital link in the selection and formation process” (p.49).
