The UN now published the Human Development Report 2003. The report is warning, that since the 90's, 21 countries experienced declines in life-expectancy, education and income per person, some of them drastically. The UN sees a worldwide "Development Crisis". For a short overview I recommend reading this Press Release. The whole report and further press releases are also available. You may also wan't to take a look at the country specific data and the Human Development Index, ranging from Sierra Leone to Norway. German readers may read also the article Armutszeugnis from Telepolis. If someone is into this topic I would appreciate a short comment from an anthropological viewpoint.

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