In Reply to: "Progress" is just one of many things... one can be right without making progress posted by Victor Khomenko on October 19, 2006 at 17:11:00:
> > > There is no clear way of measuring progress> > >Vic, here are a few (crystal clear) suggestions to consider:
- Number of military casualties
- Number of civilian casualties
- Number of murders / executions / assasinations
- Number of violent incidents
- Number of foreign troops required to maintain stabilityAnd some others:
- GNP / GDP
- Inflation rate
- Unemployment rate
- Rate of foreign, private investment capital into the country
- Number of new business start-ups
- Trade deficit
- Stock market averages / index- Average life expectancy
- Birth rate
- Annual number of primary / secondary / university level graduatesThese are off the top of my head, there are more.
But please, don't stop, you're too funny. You are one of the last people in the room who can't see the Emperor is wearing no clothes...
Later,
Scott
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- Here are a few "clear" suggestions, - tetsuo 10/19/0617:29:50 10/19/06 (0)