Mobile Phones - Best poverty reducing tech ever??
Its an interesting read. Not sure if its genuinely had more impact than (just picking one example) the Wheel ....but in terms of growth of GDP in the modern world its on it's own.
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DinivanX Has stinging piss after drinking Pact Coffee, Wed 23 Sep 2015, 14:55,
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Worstall's got a bit of a bee in his bonnet about all of this. Always best to take him with a pinch of salt but he's always entertaining.
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Mr Mann I love pigs, best of all the animals, Wed 23 Sep 2015, 15:03,
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I wonder if GDP is a essentially a sleight of hand as it doesn't take in account distribution of wealth
It could all mostly go to one guy and everyone (except that guy) would have a pretty miserable time.
Dunno what a better measure would be. Er.. % of people who fall asleep at night reasonably confident, baring an act of God, tomorrow is going to be OK?
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rob, Wed 23 Sep 2015, 16:52,
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Oddly enough I just played this tangentially-related quiz
www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-34312879
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evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Wed 23 Sep 2015, 16:59,
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