ainst gnper capi in diffent countes the wor, countri get ricr, the life exptancy goes uand up a up anthen wheyou get tords the ch countes, it startto levelff anit's thehorizont. and soountriesan t much, ch riche and yethe lifexpectanc n't affeed by th. life expectay tends rise but related what's haening tonp per cita. at lst that'been tru ov the lasgenerati or so nce the 70s but,f cose, mo recentl inhe unitestates, life expeancy haseased toise. anit lookss if se of that is do th inequity, 've had big ri what arsometimereferred to athe deat of despr. drugs, aohol, suide, ings likthat. d so, the's a lit to whamaterial standds can do for y and it's notimply heth. if youook at msures of ppiness d well-bng, life satfaction,hey ve that me shape so, f to get certain leveof wealtin a socty, geing rich still dsn't make much difference where diwe gwron i mean, ifou go by tse statiics, at lst, thatesearch, it sms to suest that overhe past years, we dn't real make mucprogress d so whas wrong withur polics? - economic gwth is wt transford the re quality of ourives hisrically om the 1h centur tohe midd