Elite
In political and sociological theory, the elite (French élite, from Latin eligere, to select or to sort out) are a small group of powerful people who hold a disproportionate amount of wealth, privilege, political power, or skill in a society. Defined by the Cambridge Dictionary, the "elite" are "those people or organizations that are considered the best or most powerful compared to others of a similar type."American sociologist C. Wright Mills states that the power elite members recognize other members' mutual exalted position in society. "As a rule, 'they accept one another, understand one another, marry one another, tend to …
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UOP: University of Ottawa Press · 30 April 2024 English
Since March 2020, there has been an explosion of analyses about the short-term impact and future consequences of long COVID on international relations. This unprecedented crisis demands that we think …
of internationalism within the ruling political elite in the United States, which runs coun- ter to many … left—that global politics is enacted by and for the elite, which benefits from economic globalization. The …
DDN: Dundurn Press · 23 April 2024 English
At the end of World War II, a young Japanese Canadian would stand trial and face execution for having committed war crimes and betraying his country.One of the most bizarre …
troops were relatively considerate to the British elite, Chinese citizens were left in abject terror. Once … society figure who had welcomed the Japanese military elite, was arrested and jailed. A suspected war criminal …
INSPQ: Institut national de santé publique du Québec · 19 April 2024 French
L’Institut national de santé publique du Québec présente son Plan d'action de développement durable 2023-2028, fruit d'une collaboration collective qui prend en compte l'interaction complexe entre la santé humaine, l'environnement …
avec les exigences de la norme Entreprise en santé Élite, oriente nos pratiques pour favoriser la santé psychologique … santé • Exigences de la norme Entreprise en santé — Élite Objectif 4.1 : Créer des milieux de vie durables … l’organisation. Certification Entreprise en santé Élite L’Institut s’est doté d’un plan d’action Entreprise … conformément aux exigences de la norme Entreprise en santé Élite. Cette norme soutient la création et le maintien …
UMP: University of Manitoba Press · 12 April 2024 English
"The Honourable John Norquay is a magnificent book. Friesen meticulously documents Norquay's many accomplishments, larger-than-life character, and charisma. He paints a picture of a negotiator and orator who ably uses …
He benefited from contact with the self-styled elite of the settlement, individuals such as Dr. John … venture into the family pews rented by the fur trade elite. Their work practices and food sources and views …
PMLQ: Parti marxiste-léniniste du Québec · 1 April 2024 French
La demande de certaines sections de la classe dirigeante de criminaliser la lutte de n'importe quelle section de travailleurs pour leurs droits a prévalu parce que cette lutte nuisait à …
la Commission sur l'état d'urgence révèlent une élite dirigeante pour qui l'intérêt national ou la sécurité …
Wilson Center Canada · 29 March 2024 English
He has worked with the World Bank, the International Finance Corporation, the Inter-American Development Bank, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development and the US Agency for International Development to …
commitment for change 30 It is relevant to note that elite universities in the United States are being challenged …
AUP: Athabasca University Press · 26 March 2024 English
The story of Cape Breton presents an opportunity to reflect on how industrialization and deindustrialization have shaped human experiences. Contributors capture the vital elements of a region on the rural …
Sutherland has pointed out, the capital’s merchant elite came to recognize that responsible government “allowed … middle years of the century, Halifax’s merchant elite had evolved into “an interlocking cousinhood.”20 … coal, mail, and other supplies.27 This colonial elite was imbricated with the British Empire and its Atlan- …
UOP: University of Ottawa Press · 26 March 2024 English
Cette étude retrace l'histoire des membres de l'Église presbytérienne Mackay qui ont servi pendant la Première Guerre mondiale, de leurs familles restées au pays et de l'Église qui a réagi …
decades of the nineteenth century. All of these elite, and many middleclass families, had maids, gardeners …
PMLQ: Parti marxiste-léniniste du Québec · 26 March 2024 French
Réaliser la valeur économique de la santé et de l'éducation ne devrait pas arriver par une voie indéterminée de taxation généralisée, souvent des taxes de ventes et de l'impôt sur …
oligopoles privés de l'assurance appartiennent à une élite dirigeante qui domine et contrôle tous les aspects … collectifs ou individuels[2]. Les arguments de la riche élite contre les soins de santé gratuits et universels …
Santé et Services sociaux Québec · 13 March 2024 French
Plan d’action de développement durable 2023-2028
MSSS Par sa certification Entreprise en santé – Élite, le MSSS rend disponibles depuis plusieurs années …