tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8209995178970323080.post123872042534137539..comments2023-05-23T17:49:56.878+02:00Comments on Suchness: Immigrant density in BergenGitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14524921085398100344noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8209995178970323080.post-85522589413948405062010-04-26T19:56:58.845+02:002010-04-26T19:56:58.845+02:00Thank you for comments VibekeThank you for comments VibekeGitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14524921085398100344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8209995178970323080.post-53343495207527492010-04-20T16:33:33.451+02:002010-04-20T16:33:33.451+02:00oh, and - very interesting to see where the bergen...oh, and - very interesting to see where the bergen immigrants come from - now you know who your clients are - act on it :)vibeke jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00024244238695962811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8209995178970323080.post-79241667637407832832010-04-20T16:30:29.303+02:002010-04-20T16:30:29.303+02:00well yes, the ideas of solidarity with 'your o...well yes, the ideas of solidarity with 'your own', patriotism, ethnocentrism are more ingrained values than the understanding of one human race, universal human rights and respect and care for each other and the planet we share. but there is hope and change is inevitable, we can all make a difference and it is up to you to mirror your stand in your project. living in new york for 17 years shows me that people thrive from living together. there is certainly more tolerance and melting pot here than most places. 'public' services are also much better than most places in the US, even though they are mostly paid for by private money (who receives tax breaks)- another kind of indirect public funding...<br />statistics can be useful, but the world is complexvibeke jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00024244238695962811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8209995178970323080.post-22284842732422137622010-04-15T15:55:24.630+02:002010-04-15T15:55:24.630+02:00Ethologist Frank Salter writes:
Relatively homogen...Ethologist Frank Salter writes:<br />Relatively homogeneous societies invest more in public goods, indicating a higher level of public altruism. For example, the degree of ethnic homogeneity correlates with the government's share of gross domestic product as well as the average wealth of citizens. Case studies of the United States, Africa and South-East Asia find that multi-ethnic societies are less charitable and less able to cooperate to develop public infrastructure. Moscow beggars receive more gifts from fellow ethnics than from other ethnies. A recent multi-city study of municipal spending on public goods in the United States found that ethnically or racially diverse cities spend a smaller portion of their budgets and less per capita on public services than do the more homogenous cities.[9]<br /><br />wikipediaGitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14524921085398100344noreply@blogger.com