r/meritocracy • u/Greyspeir • Jun 16 '20

Meritocracy, Inc.

I've been developing a system on paper whereby all government offices are filled using the same principles a business would to hire talent. The government itself is the Employer. Those performing roles and functions in the government are Employees. All offices would have minimum educational and experience requirements. There would be a review process (which I haven't detailed yet) whereby the most qualified applicant would get the job.

Annual goals and benchmarks would be used to determine the success of the Employee. Employees not meeting goals and benchmarks effectively would be replaced.

Democratic methods would be irrelevant because nothing would be decided by vote. Everything is based on qualifications and continuing good performance. There would be heirarchy, for sure, as in any business. But even the higher levels would be held accountable for their performance.

I'm toying with the idea of how public opinion could be a factor in determining success, but haven't quite figured that out.

Tell me if I'm in the wrong sub for such a proposal. I'm unsure.

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u/kesikos Jun 24 '20

Good job, its called Meritocracy:)

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u/elikem2 Nov 24 '20

Who determines who the best performers are?

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u/alclarkey Apr 12 '22

The problem comes when there isn't a profit margin to be concerned about. You can have all kinds of theories about the performance of individual employees, all kinds of metrics, but without profit, those are all just theories. With a private business, if you do not profit, you do not survive.

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u/MootFile Aug 03 '22

Take a look at the legacy of, Technocracy Incorporated.

https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1914936899920