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The Increasing Pressures On The Middle Class

The Horizons Tracker

The rise of the middle class has arguably been the key social trend of the last 100 years, with the growth underpinning a host of social and economic trends. The trend is not guaranteed to continue however, with a new report from the OECD highlighting the pressure currently being placed on the middle class in a host of high-income countries.

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Integration Can Lead To More Discrimination Against Migrants

The Horizons Tracker

We see that people who actually have good access to middle-class society report more experiences of exclusion. Surprisingly, labor market attainment appears to bear little to no influence on this outcome. Surprisingly, labor market attainment appears to bear little to no influence on this outcome.

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Grassroots Leadership by the Rising Middle Class

Coaching Tip

The business world has been buzzing about the rising "global middle class" for at least a decade. A 2012 report by the European Union Institute for Security Studies, using a broader definition of middle class, predicted that the number of people in that category would grow from 1.8 The global middle class awakens.

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The Best Leadership Books of 2020

Leading Blog

In this book, Kanter shows how people everywhere can unleash their creativity and entrepreneurial adroitness to mobilize partners across challenging cultural, social, and political situations and innovate for a brighter future. This masterly biography by two brilliant observers of the American political scene is destined to become a classic.

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Research Reveals How Quickly Gentrification Occurs

The Horizons Tracker

The researchers tracked around two million residents of nearly 200 American cities to understand the changes in their personality over a nine-year period, before comparing the results with changes in the local housing market in each city. We can see this reflected in contemporary political divisions.”

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How Automation Affects Our Views On Immigration

The Horizons Tracker

A common argument made by opponents to immigration is that migrants undercut the local labor market, making things harder for natives. Politics and automation. The findings also hint at some of the political sources of fear of automation. Unfounded fears.

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Statesman vs. Politician | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

While the term political leadership may have become an oxymoron, it is simply impossible to be a statesman and not be a leader… It has been said that a politician is concerned with winning an election, and a statesman is concerned with future generations. Thanks again for this historical perspective. Now we're over 300 million.

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