Re: Human Development Index 2004

[Louis Proyect <lnp3@xxxxxxxxx>]

Cuba needs to be compared with other nations that have a similar history
and resource endowment, like Jamaica or the Dominican Republic. Cuba
ranks 52, while Jamaica is at 79 and The Dominican Republic ranks 98th.
Imagine if Jamaica and The Dominican Republic were subjected to
unremitting economic warfare and had lost their major economic
benefactor, then you can see how impressive Cuba's gains are. I am quite
sure that if the USSR had wound up with a leadership more in line with
the Cuban CP, world history would have taken an entirely different path.

Daniel Davies wrote:
> nor is Malaysia
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: PEN-L list [mailto:PEN-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Chris Doss
> Sent: 23 July 2004 14:40
> To: PEN-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Human Development Index 2004
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> --- Paul <paul_@xxxxxxx> wrote:
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> Is there any common
> cause
> with any of today's 3rd world economic\political elite
> (Malaysians?
> Brazilians? Koreans? Russians? Vietnamese?)?
>
> ---
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> Russia is not a 3rd world country.
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