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08/27/2009

New Zealand Most Peaceful

Personally, I’d be thrilled if some policy makers and advocates would quit pitting child care against early education (preschool). Good care is always educational. Good education is always caring. (I think that pretty well sums up 60 years of developmental research.)
Walter Gilliam, Professor of Child Psychiatry and Psychology, Yale University

For three years the Institute for Economics and Peace, a new global think tank dedicated to the research and education of the relationship between economic development, business, and peace has developed the Global Peace Index. The index is composed of 23 qualitative and quantitative indicators from respected sources, which combine internal and external factors ranging from a nation’s level of military expenditure to its relations with neighboring countries and the level of respect for human rights.
10 Most Peaceful Countries 10 Least Peaceful Countries
1. New Zealand 134. Zimbabwe
2. Denmark 136. Russia
2. Norway 137. Pakistan
4. Iceland 138. Chad
5. Austria 139. Rep. of Congo
6. Sweden 140. Sudan
7. Japan 141. Israel
8. Canada 142. Somalia
9. Finland 143. Afghanistan
9. Slovenia 144. Iraq


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