To this must be added another feature that Young described: meritocracy means only that another ruling group closes the gates behind it once it has achieved its status. Those who made it on “merit” now want to have everything else as well – not just power and money, but also the opportunity to determine who gets in and who stays out.
这里必须要加上一条杨所描述的特色：精英统治意味着统治集团又一次在达到目的后关上了身后的大门。“成就”出身的人也想要一切的一切¾不仅是金钱和权力，还有决定谁进谁出的机会。