Values Compass | Mandeep Rai

Every day, whether we acknowledge it or not, we make decisions based on what we believe in. The choices, challenges or opportunities facing us--and how we engage with them--reveal something important about our character, desires and personality. When those values align in a single population, they have the power to define a nation, and teach the world valuable lessons about success. In The Values Compass, journalist Mandeep Rai explores this concept by taking 100 distinct countries from around the world and identifying the single key value in each that has been carried throughout its history and culture, in the hopes that we may find a way to incorporate them into our own lives. The result is an insightful and readable collection of profiles that opens our eyes to the world around us. The list includes: England - Steadfastness China - Pragmatism Denmark - Equality France - Protest Ghana - Hope Armenia - Survival Morocco - Compromise Portugal - Exploration Scotland - Influence Singapore - Order South Africa - Forgiveness Republic of Ireland - Storytelling Vietnam - Resilience New Zealand - Environmentalism and more.