Egalitarianism - Publications - Faculty & Research

15 Aug 2005
HBS Case

Classic Cases Live On at HBS

firm owned a number of patents and was the inventor of the first portable welding machine. But it stood out in other ways, too. While Lincoln, a nonunion shop, offered no benefits, it provided guaranteed employment, had an employee stock-ownership plan, and was notable... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons

01 Mar 2005
News

Answering the Call

firm owned a number of patents and was the inventor of the first portable welding machine. But it stood out in other ways, too. While Lincoln, a nonunion shop, offered no benefits, it provided guaranteed employment, had an employee stock-ownership plan, and was notable... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

24 Jul 2013
Op-Ed

Detroit Files for Bankruptcy: HBS Faculty Weigh In

forgiven. Liberia is not yet in the clear, but it is politically stable, its economy is rapidly growing, and its citizens are returning to lives enhanced by a more egalitarian power structure. Without the fiscal fresh start, investments... View Details

Keywords: by John Macomber, Robert C. Pozen, Eric D. Werker & Benjamin Kennedy; Auto

19 Dec 2005
Research & Ideas

Public Education Goes to School

usually creates a massive gap between what people know and are able to do, and what they are now expected to do. This creates the need to invest heavily in human capital. Given a longstanding culture that values egalitarianism and rewards... View Details

Keywords: by Mallory Stark; Education

01 Jun 2019
News

City on a Hill

much an individual’s trajectory in life may depend on circumstances beyond his or her control. All of which gave him the kind of egalitarian temperament and innate respect for others that you just can’t fake. At lunch in downtown Harlan,... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; photographed by Clay Cook

02 Sep 2018
News

Havana Rising

ubiquitous on city rooftops, potable water access an egalitarian issue in the city.) These kinds of complications, Benedetti notes, are commonplace. “Last week we had no lemons,” he says with a broad smile. “And Thursday we had no... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; photographed by Eve North

15 Jan 2013
First Look

First Look: January 15

egalitarian and democratic institutions use positive trade shocks to invest in education, while the opposite takes place in states with less democratic institutions (e.g., in states that had more slaves). We also show using OLS and... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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