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Data are for GDP per capita at 2011 international dollars.
Jeffrey D. Sachs • The Ages of Globalization: Geography, Technology, and Institutions
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Martina Lauchengco • Loved: How to Rethink Marketing for Tech Products (Silicon Valley Product Group)
Many anthropological and archaeological studies indicate that in simple agricultural societies with no political frameworks beyond village and tribe, human violence was responsible for about 15 per cent of deaths, including 25 per cent of male deaths.
Yuval Noah Harari • Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
What rarely gets reported is what actually goes into constructing these national scores: GDP per capita, social support (determined by asking if, when in trouble, people have relatives or friends to count on), healthy life expectancy (taken from the World Health Organization’s assessment of 100 different health factors), freedom to make life choice
... See moreVaclav Smil • Numbers Don't Lie
When the effort to travel to transit seems daunting because of distance or fear of danger, people will default to the easier decision to drive. The physical environment goes hand in hand with people’s perceptions of the difficulty of tasks. Research shows people are more willing to walk and use transit when streets are more connected, block lengths
... See moreJohn MacDonald • Changing Places: The Science and Art of New Urban Planning

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Alexandre Schwartsman • Economia no cotidiano: Decifra-me ou te devoro (Portuguese Edition)
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