--- Paul [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Is there any common
cause
with any of today's 3rd world economic\political elite
(Malaysians?
Brazilians? Koreans? Russians? Vietnamese?)?
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Russia is not a 3rd world country.
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nor is Malaysia
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From: PEN-L list [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Chris Doss
Sent: 23 July 2004 14:40
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Human Development Index 2004
--- Paul [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Is there any common
cause
with any of today's 3rd world economic
Daniel Davies wrote:
nor is Malaysia
Behalf Of Chris Doss
Russia is not a 3rd world country.
Third World is not a useful category.
Ulhas
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-Original Message-
From: PEN-L list [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Chris Doss
Sent: 23 July 2004 14:40
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Human Development Index 2004
--- Paul [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Is there any common
cause
with any of today's 3rd world economic\political elite
Third World is not a useful category.
Ulhas
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Thank you! That is so true. It seems to be a synonym
for poorer than the West. (Except that Saudi Arabia
is usually called a third-world country, even though
the average Saudi private residence is five times the
size of one in Western Europe).
If
to be
considered something of an undeserved present from the Cuban economy to the
USA.
dd
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From: PEN-L list [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Louis
Proyect
Sent: 23 July 2004 15:12
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Human Development Index 2004
Cuba needs to be compared with other
Paul wrote:
It is not that I am against all indexes for all uses (and the HDI is among
the most benign).
I should have added that part of the impulse behind the development
of the HDI was to reduce pressure for redistribution - to shift the
focus from economic to social indicators. Of course,
Paul wrote:
Thanks to Louis and to Ulhas for pointing out the recently released Human
Development Index 2004 and Doug for his comments. I want to make a
somewhat different point about indexes themselves - caution about their
use.
Social, economic and political indexes have become a popular tool
Doug writes:
I should have added that part of the impulse behind the development
of the HDI was to reduce pressure for redistribution - to shift the
focus from economic to social indicators. Of course, there are
virtues to foregrounding social over economic indicators, and lots of
people use the
This is one of the best threads on the list for a long time. Valuable information.
No acrimony. Am I dreaming?
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Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California State University
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E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu
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