"The question is whether or not the union will be an obstacle to putting in place a merit pay program".
In a merit-based system, family ties shouldn't matter very much.
Directors are chosen in a merit-based appointment process where the federal communications minister chooses from a shortlist put forward by a nominations panel.
In a speech in Washington in December, Romney described his ideal society: In a merit-based society, people achieve success and rewards through hard work, education, risk taking, and even a little luck.
Officers who have worked for Mr. Anand said that while promotions were political in the past, he brought in a merit-based system, and good officers who performed quickly moved up the ranks.
In a merit-based market economy where productivity is highly valued, people with a higher credential are more likely to be rewarded.
If you look at the studies, what they show is that the performance gap between groups can be mostly erased, if candidates are primed in a merit-focused way.
Hayek also seems to take for granted, as do many of his philosophical opponents, that, in a merit-based system, if you can't prove you deserve G, that licenses merit czars to take it away.
The American independent cinema is right now the flower of the world, but independence isn't in itself a merit badge.
