The Sumerian civilization was established in the valley of the rivers Tigris and Euphrates. This is the civilization that is considered to be the first one in the world, and the one that contributed to the rise of the other civilizations in the region. It was a civilization that was united under one ruler though, but instead it was designed in the manner of city-states. Each city-state had its own ruler and governing body which was functioning independently from the other city states, so Sumer was actually decentralized. The fact that each city-state had its own ruler was not an obstacle at all, as all of the Sumerian city-states were in good relations, constant contact, and they collaborated and supported each other. It might have even worked for the better that there was not a single ruler, as the power was never in the hands of only one person, thus a tyranny was avoided.
The main purpose of labor unions is to give workers the power to negotiate for more favorable working conditions and other benefits through collective bargaining.
Reactions to USSR using military force to make Eastern Europe communist ... was the only E. European nation that was communist without being a satellite.
The approach i would take to solving poverty would be trying to get them employed at decent paying jobs.
Explanation:
Reason i say that is because once you give them a job they can learn how to benefit from society. Some might even go back to school so they can get even better paying jobs.