![]() ![]() The gap is the first of 10 instincts that make up the chapters of the book. People instinctively think in opposite extremes, neglecting the ‘gap’ in between where the real development takes place. ![]() ![]() And guess what: 5 billion people are on these levels, in between the 1 billion in poverty and the 1 billion rich. Between level 1 (poverty with a daily income of USD 2/day or less) and level 4 (rich with a daily income of USD 32/day or more) are the intermediate levels 2 and 3. Rosling nuances this view by introducing four levels of economic development instead of two. So, Rosling asks, what makes people so ignorant? An outdated worldview and biased news reporting are the main causes.įor example, people still talk about ‘the west & the rest’ as the developed world versus developing countries. The world really fares a lot better than most people think. Astonishingly, 80% of the people score worse than chimps that would fill in answers at random. Rosling has presented the book to government leaders, the business elite and ordinary folks like you and me all over the world. It starts out with a short questionnaire. The book covers all the major topics like economic development, public health, population growth, education and climate change. I couldn’t agree more and I’ll explain why. ‘A brilliant book that everyone should read,’ wrote New Scientist. ![]() Factfulness is a remarkable book because of its wide scope and the consistency of its analyses of our misunderstanding of what’s going on in the world. ![]()
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