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Re:The Forbidden Island by ekianjo on Friday July 19, 2013 @11:54AM (#6070948)
Notice the "tend to" != "are". Obviously there are other factors at work. But statistically speaking, or as a rule of thumb, growing economies are clearly leading to more stable countries.
Re:The Forbidden Island by Ygg2 on Friday July 19, 2013 @12:27PM (#6071137)
Notice I said a similar thing. Gini coefficient correlates with lower life expectancy, more tensions, etc. I think it is a better predictor of peace and overall quality value, than growing economies.

http://www.ted.com/talks/richard_wilkinson.html