The United Nations has for some time created alternative indices. They get a lot of press, here, because they usually show that Canada and Australia are the best places in the world to live. They include things like educational level, access to health care, civil liberities and other political variables. Rod Hay [EMAIL PROTECTED] The History of Economic Thought Archives http://socserv2.mcmaster.ca/~econ/ugcm/3ll3/index.html Batoche Books http://members.tripod.com/rodhay/batochebooks.html http://www.abebooks.com/home/BATOCHEBOOKS/ ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
