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Directed content analysis process (deductive approach)
| Phase of analysis | Steps |
|---|---|
| Preparation | Selecting unit of analysis (single essay) |
| Reading all essays and selecting the most meaningful ones | |
| Organizing the research process | Developing structured analysis matrix |
| Data coding according to predefined categories | |
| Separating essays written by Western and Eastern Bloc students | |
| Reporting and results presentation | Finding typical quotes for each predefined category |
| Elaborating conceptual models of perceptive schemes of Western and Eastern Bloc students |
Billionaires and their main sources of wealth in analyzed countries
| Country | Main source of wealth | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total number of billionaires | Own business | Inheritance | CEO position | Financial operations | |
| Germany | 85 | 30 | 46 | 7 | 2 |
| Sweden | 29 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 2 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 7 | 2 | - | 2 |
| Austria | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Russia | 89 | 25 | - | 13 | 51* |
| Ukraine | 5 | 2 | - | - | 3* |
| Poland | 5 | 3 | 2 | - | - |