Articles tagged with: development in China and Africa compared
The Human Development Index and the Pace of African Progress
On November 17, Gregg Easterbrook hailed the 2010 U.N. Human Development Report as “one of the world’s most significant documents,” highlighting its finding that the gap between the wealthy and poor countries is shrinking. “The South catches up,” responded blogger Andrew Sullivan approvingly. In overall terms, the authors announced, the poor world is indeed