4. Gap between the richest 10% and the poorest 10% of the population
Place Gap
Mexico 26:1
USA 16:1
Italy 11:1
Japan 10:1
Canada 9:1
UK 9:1
OECD on average 9:1
Germany 8:1
France 6:1
Nordic countries 5-6:1
http://www.oecd.org/document/14/0,3343,en_2649_33933_41533262_1_1_1_1,00.html
6. Mid-1980s to late 2000s
http://www.economicsofinformation.com/2011/05/inequality-is-growing-around-world.html
7. In the UK, the 1% of the population with
the highest earnings earn 15% of all income
in the UK.
That makes the UK â by far â the most unequal
country in Europe.
http://youtu.be/IO-641S7N14
16. Freedom of the press 2014
http://www.freedomhouse.org/report-types/freedom-press
Green = free
Purple = Not free
17. Percentages of respondents who chose
freedom of speech as the first national
goal range from 36.6% in the Netherlands
to 1.5% in Russia.
Hofstede, Geert: Cultures and Organizations, p. 295.
18. The 7 countries with the
most corruption
http://www.transparency.org/cpi
20. Work
The boss is seen as the source of ultimate
responsibility in business.
Education
Teachers are called gurus and are viewed as the
source of all knowledge.
Family
The patriarch, usually the father, is considered the
leader of the family.
http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/resources/global-etiquette/india-country-profile.html
21. Within companies manual labour will only be carried
out by the peon (roughly equivalent to a runner).
It is not uncommon for the moving of a desk to take
hours. This is because no-one in the office will carry
out the task but the peon.
http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/etiquette/doing-business-india.html
23. Is religion an important part of your life?
http://www.gallup.com/poll/142727/Religiosity-Highest-World-Poorest-Nations.aspx#1
24. Is religion an important part of your life?
http://www.gallup.com/poll/142727/Religiosity-Highest-World-Poorest-Nations.aspx#1
25. In France, hierarchy is important.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-11-09/how-sanofi-boss-saw-story-end-in-60-hours-in-board-tussle.html
26. Richard Putnamâs work on the cities of Italy asked why the
northern cities had prospered while the southern cities had
decayed. His research showed this:
Northern cities
Based on wide, horizontal networks of trust and reciprocity.
Southern cities
Were in the vice grip of authoritarian hierarchies that squeezed
out individual initiative and created distrust between citizens.
Source: Gratton, Lynda: Hot Spots, p. 188.
27. It is estimated that the top 1.5% of the
Roman empire controlled approximately
20% of total income.
http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=7246320
28. At the time of Augustus, 1st century,
as many as 35% of the people in Italy
were slaves.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Empire
29. There are about 27 million slaves in the world today
Sources
Kevin Bales: How to combat modern slavery. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUM2rCIUdeI
Bales, Kevin: Why there are 27 million slaves in 2010. http://bigthink.com/ideas/24524
40. Is religion an important part of your life?
http://www.gallup.com/poll/142727/Religiosity-Highest-World-Poorest-Nations.aspx#1
41. Few religious people in Scandinavia, Japan, and UK
http://www.gallup.com/poll/114211/Alabamians-Iranians-Common.aspx
42. Studies show that economic development initially leads
to increased power distance due to urbanization and
increased saving among the upper class.
Over time, however, government policy,
entrepreneurial activities, and technological
change drive economic development and a
decline in power distance.
http://www.na-businesspress.com/jabe/coxweb12-6.pdf