Improvements to education and democracy seem like an economic argument, but I recognize that such an argument really only works for the developing world. I see

Improvements to education and democracy seem like an economic argument, but I recognize that such an argument really only works for the developing world. I see where you're coming from, though, and realize that's not what you meant. For places where kids can go to school and a parent is not spending tons of time washing clothes instead of spending it with the children, the argument runs differently.