It rare to see such a powerful and accessible use of statistics.  In this video,  Hans Rosling traces the march of global health and wealth since the early 60’s.  There is lots of gold here – my favourite nugget is the tremendous progress made in Vietnam since the war, and generally the rise of Asia from poverty to middle income.  Also illuminating is the diversity within regions and countries in the developing world.  Watch it all.  Certainly underscores the link between the removal of trade barriers and the prosperity of poor nations.

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