>Yes, I agree with that. Much depends, I suppose, on the yardsticks one uses
>to assess progress. e.g. Average life expectancy has gone up in the
>developing world from 25 to 60 in 50 years. By that standard, almost
>everyone is better off.
What happened to the "race to the bottom" that you read about in almost every left-wing publication around?
What, if any, sectors of Indian society are worse off now than 10 years ago?
Doug