Word: egalitarianism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Barro's decision to stay at Harvard--which he attributed to the quality of his colleagues and students--had seemed a triumph for Harvard's egalitarian salary system. With above-average but relatively equal wages, the University said it could keep a stable of contented academics without entering bidding wars for "star" professors like Barro...
...result of this egalitarian treatment is that most professors could make more money as a franchise professor at a less prestigious university or even in the private sector, where the pay scale is not so evenhanded...
Moreover, Ullman, Chandler and Levy all concur in their characterizations of Rubin as an "egalitarian manager" who aims to involve even the lowliest staffers in his policy decisions as part of a personalized modus operandi...
...preferred club of the country's merchant class--the Strauss family reportedly built Masonic columns into New York City's Macy's--and again as political incubator. The two Roosevelts, Tom Dewey and Harry Truman all belonged. After World War II, G.I.s who had enjoyed its patriotic but egalitarian flavor abroad returned to swell the lodges...
...They also oppose things like merit pay because they are the stout, egalitarian defenders of mediocrity," Wilson said...