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UN has carried out a research and found out which countries people would like to live in and which they would never move to. A comparison with the statistics.
US Continues to Get Low Marks
Views of China, Russia, France Down Sharply
Europe and Japan Viewed Most Positively
Poverty is another country, one with languages, cultures, assumptions and patterns which are quite different from the ones those of us who live in the wealthier parts of the world take for granted. If we want to think clearly about sustainable development, we need to see more clearly the nature of poverty itself. Here are a few resources that have given us some "aha!" moments:
By 2020, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit, the Chinese economy could overtake the US to become the largest in the world, at least when measured using purchasing power parity (PPP) exchange rates. India is expected to grow rapidly to become the third biggest economy. Alongside these Asian giants, a series of smaller powers – such as Iran and Russia – will increasingly be able to exploit their nuclear weapons and energy to increase their say in world affairs.
Just as many teenagers in Baghdad worry about finding a job as do in New York. Teens around the globe think the war on terror has made the world a more dangerous place, but they believe people should be able to settle in whichever country they choose. So says a fascinating new BBC World Service poll of thousands of teens in 10 cities around the world. Some notable results:
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