What happened when the rich got richer under capitalism?

23 Apr 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in economic history Tags: , , , ,

The world is vastly better and more equal in terms of health

21 Apr 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in development economics, growth miracles, health economics Tags: ,

Where will be the remnants of extreme poverty in 2030?

11 Apr 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in development economics, growth disasters, growth miracles Tags: , ,

The history of medicine

10 Apr 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in economic history, health economics Tags: , , ,

Evolution of Medicine

HT: fromquarkstoquasars.com

Poverty will not always be with us

10 Apr 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in development economics, growth disasters, growth miracles Tags: , , ,

via Poverty: Not always with us | The Economist

via The Last Mile in Ending Extreme Poverty | Laurence Chandy and Homi Kharas | Frontiers in Development 2014 | U.S. Agency for International Development.

The Great Fact measured by increases in the height of men

09 Apr 2015 Leave a comment

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Half of India regards itself as middle-class

08 Apr 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in development economics, growth disasters, growth miracles Tags: ,

Causes of death 1900 and 2010

08 Apr 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in health economics Tags: , , , ,

The Great Escape – life expectancy is rising everywhere version

03 Apr 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in applied welfare economics, development economics, growth disasters, growth miracles, health economics Tags: , ,

Since 1990, my life expectancy has increased by three months for every year I have lived! Not bad odds. What more can capitalism do before people stop complaining.

live. via 26 charts and maps that show the world is getting much, much better – Vox.

When the Millennium Development Goals were adopted, they seemed Utopian

01 Apr 2015 Leave a comment

https://twitter.com/EconBizFin/status/583078606810816513

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What matters for your income is your country not your class

29 Mar 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in development economics, growth disasters, growth miracles Tags: ,

The Great Escape – deaths from natural catastrophes version

25 Mar 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in health economics, population economics, technological progress Tags: ,

Thomas Macaulay on prophets of doom

25 Mar 2015 Leave a comment

prophets of doom

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Third World poverty isn’t what it used to be given mobile phone penetration

22 Mar 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in development economics, economics of media and culture, growth disasters, growth miracles Tags: , , ,

Cell Phones Commonplace; Smartphone Ownership Varies

 

via Internet Seen as Positive Influence on Education but Negative on Morality in Emerging and Developing Nations | Pew Research Center’s Global Attitudes Project.

Capitalism has almost abolished extreme poverty

22 Mar 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in development economics, growth disasters, growth miracles Tags: , , ,

poverty

HT: Global income inequality has been falling for the last 20 years, moving the world in a fundamentally better direction » AEI | Carpe Diem Blog » AEIdeas.

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