SOCA01H3 Lecture Notes - Kibbutz, Credentialism And Educational Inflation, Aristocracy
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Soca01 week 11 november 22, 2012. How much inequality should there be: fairness, social benefits. Lululemon"s ayn rand bag irks some (others shrugged) Revolt by risk innovators: of the mind . Argues that inequality is useful and inevitable. In part the are right, but they over state it: pure equality doesn"t seem to work quite well. Kibbutz in israel: small agricultural communities, contained left-winged group. Separated the family: the leaders would rotate their positions every few years, however, some people would be better leaders than others. The kids of the leaders would then get the power & status from the parents. Soviet union & communism: there wasn"t true equality. If you were a member" you could obtain power that transforms to wealth and status. Obtainign cars, dachas, special shops, western goods: their kids get sent to special institutes, getting the best education, connections and they would obtain the best jobs.
