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somehow the most technologically-advanced nations are also those with healthier, longer-lived populations Maybe the other nations are worse off because the "ad
by ucee054 14y ago
somehow the most technologically-advanced nations are also those with healthier, longer-lived populations
Maybe the other nations are worse off because the "advanced" have been busy destroying them?
- keithpeter 14y agoWestern industrial economies have exported aspects of industry that can cause ill-health to some developing economies. Examples... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_breaking http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_breaking http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_waste http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_waste In the Black Country in the UK about 30 years ago we saw a number of foundries packaged up and moved to Bihar. I can't find references at present, but I'll keep looking. However, the overall picture is one of gain through industrial technology I think. Media technology might be different because it makes a commodity out of our experience. Not sure how that will change things.