Christoph Schumacher: Prosperity without equality is nothing to be proud of
(WorldNews New Zealand)

OPINION: New Zealanders, congratulations. You are living in the most prosperous country in the world. This is according to the oft-cited Legatum Prosperity Index. This should make you very happy if you live in New Zealand and ecstatic if you are the incumbent Prime Minister in an election year. But before we pat ourselves on our collective backs, let`s scratch the surface a little. New Zealand has one of the most open economies in the world, in fact we are ranked first on the Legatum Open Economy Index too. We foster an entrepreneurial business environment (ranked second in the world), emphasise social capital (ranked first in the world) and we are first again for individual freedom and...