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Where’s the best place to live?

Tom White

5th September 2014

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Will the best place to live - as identified by the Economist newspaper - be found in the country with the highest GDP per capita?

That was meant to be a leading question, asking you to evaluate the extent to which GDP equates to standard of living, or if GDP growth might lead to social and environmental progress.

The league table is available here: can you identify the city from the photograph?!

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