Here is a topic for books related to meritocracy. Two of these below are about the problem of current capitalist system; accumulation of wealth.
Michael Young - The Rise of Meritocracy
Anthony Atkinson - Inequality; What Can Be Done?
Inequality and poverty have returned with a vengeance in recent decades. To reduce them, we need fresh ideas that move beyond taxes on the wealthy. Anthony B. Atkinson offers ambitious new policies in technology, employment, social security, sharing...
Thomas Piketty - The Capital in the Twent-First Century
The main driver of inequality -- returns on capital that exceed the rate of economic growth -- is again threatening to generate extreme discontent and undermine democratic values. Thomas Piketty's findings in this ambitious, original, rigorous work...