Article of the Day, from Alston Mabry
Today the life expectancy, healthcare, nutrition, available resources, and standards of living in the world's poorest countries largely exceeds that of the world's wealthiest countries at the onset of the Industrial Revolution. On the morning of January 1, 1800 in Britain, life expectancy was 36.6 years and GDP was just $3,430 per capita. Today, life expectancy in Zambia, one of the world's poorest countries, exceeds 50 years, and GDP per capita is greater than $3,800.