HIS 2129 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Polydore Vergil, Johann Beckmann, Lewis Mumford
27 Feb 2015
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For various countries that have seen great increases in prosperity over 30-50 years. Gdp: collective wealth, has grown on average by 1 to 2 percent per year. Great increase of wealth over the last 30, 40 years. Countries have grown richer, and yet have not grown much happier. Usually when compared country to country, you also see, on average, wealthy countries tend to be happier. When you compare the same countries over time, you don"t see much happiness differences. Wealth has increased life expectancy in various ways. If you look at wealth as the only factor accounting for life expectancy, expect that at various points in time. Around 1900, life expectancy of 55 years for 5000 dollars. 1930 if you look at the same income, life expectancy to 60. Therefore discrepancy: between 1900 and 1990, science and tech improved greatly, medicine, living conditions. Means to longer life have become cheaper. from arts and crafts to technology.
