tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235419263414453422.post2255274748615609414..comments2024-02-23T01:30:06.101-08:00Comments on Early Warning: Evolution of Animal Consumption with WealthStuart Stanifordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07182839827506265860noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235419263414453422.post-53142388845912498132011-04-08T12:02:49.599-07:002011-04-08T12:02:49.599-07:00Do not want to be persnickety and I really appreci...Do not want to be persnickety and I really appreciate your blog.<br /><br />But I am suspect of these figures for all low GDP countries. When I hear someone say that there are people living on $1 a day what I hear is that there is a large proportion of the population living outside of a formal market economy. They buy little in the market; cooking oil perhaps. Since they have little income they are forced to grow, scrounge and hunt.<br /><br />In the same vein, I have my doubts about the GDP statistics for low GDP countries. It is difficult and expensive to collect valid statistics. Not sure how you would do this if a barter economy was a significant aspect of transactions.<br /><br />My hunch is that the figures for France reflect an advanced industrial nation, a place where almost all transactions take place in the market economy, the cash register tapes are saved for inspection and they have well paid bureaucrats compiling the numbers and ensuring their accuracy. China not so much.<br /><br />I'd happily graph this for you but since it is a hunch I'm flummoxed and its Friday. Have a great weekend.BOPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08397257436471166836noreply@blogger.com