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Using the recent discussion of the United Nations Human Development Index (HDI), which relates quality of life with access to energy ( The Middle Class, Energy And Terrorism), we can speculate as to whether Egypt will be better off after the Arab Spring than before it.
FORBES: The Arab Spring -- Energy And The Road To Democracy?
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When countries were classified in 1990 by their status in the United Nations Human Development Index (an index of income, literacy and health), high-development countries achieved robust and stable economic growth during 1990-98, with average growth rates of around 2.3% a year and with 35 out of 36 countries enjoying rising living standards.
ECONOMIST: By invitation
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On the United Nations Development Programme's human-development index, Nepal comes 140th out of 177 countries.
ECONOMIST: Nepal: Himalayan horrors | The