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posted 11 June 2003 12:43 PM      Profile for clockwork     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
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Just as Weber's 1904 visit to the United States convinced him that his thesis was right, anyone visiting New York today would have a similar experience. For in the pious, industrious United States, the Protestant work ethic is alive and well. Its death is a peculiarly European phenomenon — and has grim implications for the future of the European Union on the eve of its eastward expansion, perhaps most economically disastrous for the "new" Europe.

Why America Outpaces Europe (Clue: The God Factor)

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