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September 7, 2006
World map of growth in wealth 1975-2002
Richard Morin wrote, in the August 24 Washington Post:
- Another View of the Globe
Our favorite mapmakers have done it again. University of Michigan physicist Mark Newman and his colleagues at the University of Sheffield in Britain have just released their latest cartographic creation: a world map made so that the size of each country and territory is proportional to the growth in wealth that occurred there between 1975 and 2002.
This striking cartogram visually tells an important story. The rich got really richer: The United States and much of Asia look about ready to burst. At the same time, the African continent virtually vanishes, reflecting the region's economic stagnation. So does most of South America.
Overall, two-thirds of the world's countries experienced an increase in gross domestic product, led by China, the United States, Japan, India and Germany. The biggest losers: Ukraine, Russia, Poland and Saudi Arabia (though $3-a-gallon gas will fix that, pronto).
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Ireland is fascinating. I watched cousins go from living in a second-third world country to way-cool-digital in about ten years. Used to be threadbare and charming in that bucolic, farmy-charmy way. Now NO-ONE but dot.com or pharmacy execs can afford Dublin.
And, everyone is getting their teeth fixed. Still drink about ten cups of tea/day, per person.
Posted by: Mb | Sep 7, 2006 4:30:56 PM
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