perhaps some insight into the sawicky challenge can be gained from the following. according to an article in july/ag resurgence by jay walljasper, which briefly reviews bill mckibben's "hope, human and wild", the indian state of kerala, with per cap annual income of $300, 1/70 of U.S., under the leadership of an anti-globalization left has achieved the following: life expectancy similar to U.S. 100% literacy birth rate similar to U.S. lack of intercommunal strife, tho it is 60/20/20 Hindu/Xian/Muslim they did this by emphasizing redistribution and effective use of available resources rather than traditional growth projects and whoring after footloose capital. Robert Naiman Senior Researcher Public Citizen -- Global Trade Watch 215 Pennsylvania Ave SE Washington, DC 20003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 202-546-4996 x 302
[PEN-L:11107] Kerala and Sawicky challenge
NAIMAN @ CITIZEN * Robert Naiman Thu, 3 Jul 1997 10:32:52 -0700 (PDT)