History shows that trends of rising inequality are associated not only with economic changes, but also with the eroding strength of what the economist Frank Levy of M.I.T. calls "the nation's equalizing institutions".
Although the Arab Revolt continued well into 1939, high casualty rates and firm British measures gradually eroded its strength.
Along with reducing inventory levels, James Kilts, Gillette's new Chief Executive Officer, vows to increase ad spending, seeing past cutbacks as having eroded brand strength.
Analysts call this a 'substitution effect,' where rapid growth in one sector erodes the strength of a neighboring sector.
They are investing a good deal of energy in assisting Mr. Ortiz, an effort which could further erode the strength of the Democratic organization.
Right-to-work goes against the Wisconsin principles of fairness and democracy and hurts all of Wisconsin by eroding the strength of our middle class".
"If it stands, the decision will threaten press freedom and erode the strength of democratic institutions in Indonesia," the magazine, which is published by Time Warner, said Thursday.
British and American planes bombed the German city near the end of a war on a dubious mission to erode industrial strength.
Every decision the government makes should be grounded in the recognition that actions that undermine working families in this country ultimately erode American strength in the world.
But it is precisely these crown jewels that can be squandered if we become lazy, or engage in mindless protectionism, or persist in radical tax cutting that can only erode the strength and quality of our government and educational institutions.
China's leaders have used increasingly dire language in recent years to inveigh against government corruption, which they liken to a disease that is eroding the strength of Communist governance.
