How Long Is Plan B In Your System

In China there is no stopping her.

If China last January was at the place occupied France: fifth global economy today is history. The latest study by the World Bank -widely circulated in the national press and international and some blogs locales-places it in the fourth moving to the UK position.

lies ahead Only the United States, Japan and Germany. Little to the Asian giant whose growth this year expected to exceed 9%, well above the 1.7% predicted for Germany.

To continue this race unstoppable, China Direct is located at the top of the world's economies. This study was taken for granted: In 2050 China will have a GDP in terms of purchasing power parity (PPP) - 26% higher than the U.S.. The firm Goldman Sachs , is bolder still. His bet is for 2040. Predicting addition to the new team to lead the world economy: China, USA, India, Japan, Brazil and Russia. Contrast

Despite the macroeconomic figures, the economy China is still among the last countries in the world in per capita income, an indicator that ranks the 128, behind states such as Gabon, Namibia or Botswana.

And if the distribution of wealth is concerned, China is not the best example. Has a distribution that is not the most equitable in the world. To break one fact: China concentrates 18% of the world's poor. And to continue, with more than 85 million people live on less than a dollar a day.

Academy of Social Sciences of China also recognizes the gap between rich and poor. During 2005, reported that the per capita disposable income of families more wealth, who constitute 10% of the urban population was 8 times higher than the rural poor families also constitute 10% of rural population.

For his part GINI coefficient, which also speaks of a society with high social disparity lies in a dangerous 0.447 and could be even higher as some high-income groups are not considered in their calculation.

Finally there is the Human Development Index (HDI ) than in the case of China is not very attractive. A long and healthy life, access to education and a decent standard of living, all variables that make up this indicator, are still a privileged few. According to a ranking by the UNDP , in 2004 the Chinese occupied 94 place and 2005 remain well below ...

As China seeks formula to bridge this gap, the economy will continue with sustained growth and needless to say, when NASA came to the moon again in 2020, the Chinese will be waiting.