Poorer Chileans, who make up more than half the population, have become used to material well-being unimaginable a decade ago.

ECONOMIST: Chile

Waiting for the job recovery might be a good time to take a broader measure of the material well-being of Americans.

ECONOMIST: The economy

It identifies the conditions that need to be in place before organized returns begin, such as the physical, material and legal safety and well-being of the returnees.

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Anyone who asserts that business is not making a contribution to the well-being of society in material ways is foolish.

ECONOMIST: In the pink

It is fissionable material and small tactical warheads that are in danger of being stolen or sold, not the well-guarded strategic systems.

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