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82 ■ Servant-Leadership in the Intercultural Practice

B: If the individual is continuously taking
care of his or her fellows, then the quality of life for
us all will improve, even if it obstructs individual
freedom and individual development.

There were considerable differences in the answers. The
responses varied along cultural lines and clearly coincided
with cultural trends, as shown in Figure 7.1.

Egypt 30
Nepal 31
Mexico 32
India 37
Japan 39
Brazil 40
Philippines 40
China 41
France 41
Singapore 42
Bahrain 44
Indonesia 44
Portugal 44
Malaysia 45
Greece 46
Ireland 50
Italy 52
Pakistan 52
G Germany 53
Venezuela 53
Norway 54
Hungary 56
Belgium 57
Bulgaria 59
Poland 59
Russia 60
Sweden 60
UK 61
Australia 63
Spain 63
Finland 64
Netherlands 65
Switzerland 66
Denmark 67
Czech Republic 68
USA 69
Canada 71
Nigeria 74
Romania 81
Israel 89
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 100
Figure 7.1 Parts (individuals) versus the whole (the group). Percentage of
respondents who choose individual freedom.