The Spirit Level: Why More Equal Societies Almost Always Do Better

time-consuming process.The Leipzig plant opened in 2005. It represents Claussen’s vision of teamwork enhanced through design by Knau’s creative engineering concepts. With pillars of sunlight streaming through soaring glass walls, architect Hadid’s design looks more like an art museum than a car factory. Open workspaces cascade over two floors. Unfinished car bodies move along a track with enhanced lighting that runs above offices and an open cafeteria. If the pace of the half-finished cars slows,…

The practices, beliefs and customs that we follow today were established thousands of years back. In ancient India, culture was the determining factor of the Indian society. Though different beliefs were followed in different regions, the foundation base of ancient Indian culture remained the same. From every day dressing to elaborate rituals, every minute and major detail was decided centuries back. The root of Indian…

The project is an attempt to find some answers about the women’s roles in a patriarchal society ruled and dominated by men. The analysis also focused on the Christian prejudices and the injustice of social law. The theoretical part is structured into three chapters. The first one is an introduction into the Victorian Epoch…

standing were the professionals (sometimes referred to as the old middle class or upper middle class). They included Church of England clergymen, military and naval officers, men in the higher-status branches of law and medicine, those at the upper levels of governmental service, university professors, and the headmasters of prestigious schools." Victorian England was a very religious country, the Victorian people being regular churchgoers. The Bible was frequently and widely read by the…

claimed that in him “are united two almost irreconcilable characteristics...” (Rousseau (1965: 693). These characteristics are good and bad as may be salient to every human being. His earlier resolution not to kill Duncan is amply nullified by Lady Macbeth and this he readily swallows hook line and sinker without the least…

Another powerful Scripture it is found in the Bible book of Hebrew chapter 4 verse 12 where it states; “For the Word of God (the entire Bible, once again, God’s con-stitution is “alive” and “active;” it cuts more keenly than any two-edged sword, piercing as far as the place where life and spirit, joints and marrow, divide: It sifts the purposes and “thoughts” of the “heart.” End quote; New English Bible. In addition , in this book you will find exactly what is stated in the book of…

with the basics, like food, shelter, clothes. :, But that was about it. My dad used to say, "If you want something, work for it." We wanted things, but there was not much work available for 9- , year-old boys. "So what do we do to make money?" Mike asked. "I don't know," I said. "But do you want to be my partner?" He agreed and so on that Saturday morning, Mike became my first business partner. We spent all morning coming up with ideas on how to 1'make money. Occasionally we talked about all the…

Dale Carnegie nor the publishers, Simon and Schuster, anticipated more than this modest sale. To their amazement, the book became an overnight sensation, and edition after edition rolled off the presses to keep up with the increasing public demand. Now to Win Friends and InfEuence People took its place in publishing history as one of the all-time international best-sellers. It touched a nerve and filled a human need that was more than a faddish phenomenon of post-Depression days, as evidenced by…

markets are efficient, investors will provide entrants with the funds they need. For aspiring air carriers, for instance, financing is available to purchase expensive aircraft because of their high resale value, one reason why there have been numerous new airlines in almost every region. 5. Incumbency advantages independent of size. No matter what their size, incumbents may have cost or quality advantages not available to potential rivals. These advantages can stem from such sources as…

outpace competitors in efficiency and performance. It’s path to long-term success. And Siemens is measuring progress: seven overarching goals support this aim. Goals Only those who set demanding goals can be successful over the long term. That’s why Siemens linked the success of Vision 2020 to the attainment of seven overarching goals - goals that will provide us with a yardstick and a compass on the path to 2020. In particular, we aim to: 1. Implement stringent corporate governance Siemens…