On the other hand, rich countries have much better protections for human rights than poor countries. So maybe economic development in the long run promotes human rights. William Easterly MC3-337 World Bank 1818 H Street Washington DC 20433 Phone 202 473 8965 Fax 202 522 3518 Web-site: http://www.worldbank.org/research/growth %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%