The Peter Principle Author:Dr. L Hill & Raymond Hull It tells why incompetence is no mistake in any area of human endeavor - why schools do not bestow wisdom, why goververnments cannot maintain order, why courts do not dispense justice, why prosperity fails to produce happiness, why Utopian plans never generate Utopias. — The Peter Principle "has struck a throbbing public nerve...a mionor cultural ... more »phenomenon and its title phrase like Parkinson's Law, is certain to enter the language.« less