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To: peter michaelson who wrote (180849)2/1/2012 4:41:22 AM
From: KyrosL  Respond to of 541933
 
"The world has made remarkable progress over the last half century, despite all the hand wringing."

Yes indeed. The big improvement is in infant and child survival because of modern medicine. The side benefit is exposure of the world's poor to contraception. Bangladesh's fertility has dropped to 2.6 children in spite less than 50% literacy.