"Saudi Time Bomb?" comes closest to answering these questions when it ventures beyond Saudi Arabia, where the combination of Saudi wealth and Islam's emphasis on charity have led to an explosive growth of Wahhabi schools and mosques, from Islamabad to Culver City, Calif.
With its mix of idealism and cold jargon, its emphasis on charity needing to achieve dramatic results, and its slight underlying sense that Gates (pictured) wants to play God, this quote is one of many telling moments in Linsey McGoey's fierce book.
Albeit, Gramble obviously puts more emphasis on charity-giving to differentiate its offering.
As a spirituality for ordinary people, Opus Dei focuses on performing sacrifices pertaining to normal duties and to its emphasis on charity and cheerfulness.
Although the auditory quality of the piece and the emphasis on charity singles are odd facets in their own right, the performance by the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions' choir is certainly the strangest aspect of the work.
The link between piety and prosperity is present, but the emphasis on thrift, charity and solidarity is just as intense.
Unicef's Gujral echoes these concerns, arguing that an emphasis on corporate-charity partnerships is deflecting pressure on companies to change their business practices.
The extremes of wealth and poverty that characterize most American cities are not evident in Salt Lake City, in part because of the Mormons' emphasis on frugality and charity.
