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Taxi Taxi
The movie Taxi (1998) features Daniel Morales who is a special kind of taxi drivers. His car is tuned to haul the busiest businessman to his next flight, using advanced mechanics that burst every speed limit. Daniel is not only chauffeuring people but he also helps the French police to track down and arrest German bank robbers, which allows him to stick to his high-speed …
Dubai: at the top of the world
“At the top”, says Burj Khalifa, Dubai’s 828 meter tall tower, which is the world’s tallest man built building. Visitors get access to the entrance through one of the city’s most pompous shopping malls, the Mall of Dubai. After paying 85 Dirhams (roughly 25 Swiss francs), spectators are brought to the 134th floor in only 60 seconds. The construction of this giant, which opened its …
An Explosive Experience
TNT, Dutch’s postal service, not the explosives, is one of the world’s largest companies. With over 163’000 employees and revenues exceeding $11bn, it is truly a global enterprise. It’s express division is among DHL, FedEx and UPS one of the world’s most trusted couriers. Yet, believe it or not, I am hugely unsatisfied with its delivery service within the Netherlands. For starters, a priority letter …
Comparative Justice: how to improve the world
Amartya Sen illustrates why the approach of transcendental institutions is struggling in a globalised world and how comparative methods are better able to improve our world. In his recent book “The Idea of Justice”, Amartya Sen, a Nobel-Prize winner and professor of philosophy and economics at Harvard University, seeks ways to decrease injustice rather than to find the perfect model of justice. The publication starts …
Below Average
Every year the Financial Times publishes various rankings of business schools. One of these lists focuses on Master programs, excluding MBAs. The difference is that to get enrolled in an MBA course, the student usually needs to demonstrate a couple of years of working experience, whereas for a normal Master (MSc or MA), as it is offered in Europe, this is not necessary (These programs …