Economic Reasoning Applied to Sociology – Becker and Posner
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in development economics, economics of bureaucracy, economics of information, Gary Becker, growth disasters, growth miracles, health economics, law and economics, Public Choice, Richard Posner Tags: economics of AIDS
Extreme poverty in Uganda, Swaziland and Botswana @jasonhickel @Carolyn_nth
17 May 2016 Leave a comment
in development economics, economic history, growth disasters, growth miracles, health economics Tags: antimarket bias, Botswana, economics of AIDS, life expectancies, reactionary left, Swaziland, The Great Escape, Uganda
Since 1985, extreme poverty has halved in Botswana and dropped by a 3rd in Swaziland and Uganda.
Source: World Poverty – Our World In Data.
Life expectancies are increasing again in Swaziland and Botswana after the HIV epidemic has come under more control.
Source: Life Expectancy by Age in selected Country from 1990 to 2013 | Health Intelligence
Source: Life Expectancy by Age in selected Country from 1990 to 2013 | Health Intelligence
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