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IQ and Global Inequality Hardcover – November 10, 2006

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From the Preface: We address the following questions. First, in Chapter 1, we review the major theories of economic growth that have been developed since this problem was considered by Charles de Montesquieu and Adam Smith in the eighteenth century and introduce the 192 countries of this study. In Chapter 2 we define and describe what is meant by intelligence. In Chapter 3, we summarise work showing that intelligence is a determinant of incomes and related phenomena (educational attainment and socio-economic status) among individuals in a number of countries; this is the basis of our theory that the intelligence of national populations is likely to be a determinant of per capita incomes among nations. Chapter 4 describes how we have collected and quantified the IQs of nations and presents new IQ data for a further 32 nations. This brings the total number of nations for which we have measured IQs to 113. In addition, national IQs are estimated for 79 other countries so that we have IQs for all countries with populations of more than 40,000. In Chapter 5, five measures of the quality of human conditions and their composite index (QHC) are introduced as well as 12 alternative variables that measure human conditions from different perspectives. In Chapter 6, the hypothesis on the positive relationship between national IQ and the quality of human conditions is tested by empirical evidence on PPP GNI (Gross National Income at Purchasing Power Parity) per capita in 2002, adult literacy rate in 2002, tertiary enrollment ratio, life expectancy at birth in 2002, and the level of democratization in 2002. Chapter 7 focuses on the relationship between national IQ and the composite index of the quality of human conditions (QHC) The results are analyzed at the level of single countries on the basis of regression analyses. The results are checked by exploring the impact of latitude and annual mean temperature on human conditions through national IQ. Chapter 8 shows that national
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    442 pages
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    Washington Summit Publishers
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    November 10, 2006
  5. ISBN-10
    1593680252
  6. ISBN-13
    978-1593680251
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RICHARD LYNN is Emeritus Professor of Psychology of the University of Ulster, Coleraine, Northern Ireland. He graduated in Psychology at the University of Cambridge and has held positions at the University of Exeter and the Economic and Social Research Institute, Dublin. Among his earlier books are Dysgenics: Genetic Deterioration in Modern Populations (1996) and Eugenics: A Reassessment (2001), IQ and the Wealth of Nations (Co-author, 2002), and Race Differences in Intelligence (2006). TATU VANHANEN is Emeritus Professor of Political Science of the University of Tempere, Finland, and Emeritus Docent of Political Science of the University of Helsinki. He became Doctor of Social Sciences at the University of Tampere in 1968 and has held positions at the University of Jyväskylä , at the University of Tampere and the University of Helsinki. Among his earlier books are The Process of Democratization: A Comparative Study of 147 States, 1980-88 (1990), On the Evolutionary Roots of Politics (1992), Prospects of Democracy: A study of 172 Countries (1997), Ethnic Conflicts Explained by Ethnic Nepotism (1999) and IQ and the Wealth of Nations (Co-author, 2002).

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Washington Summit Publishers; First Edition (November 10, 2006)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 442 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1593680252
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1593680251
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.8 pounds
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Stanley
5.0 out of 5 stars Not a Spurious Correlation
Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2013
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I purchased and read this book after reading Rushton's book on race differences. My thought was that if Rushton were right then a correlation must exist between intelligence and overall well being. And, indeed that is the premise of Lynn's book. Well, the author determines through secondary research the average IQ of the nations of the world and then correlates that to different measures of well being. Guess what. Those nations with higher IQs consistently score higher on the several measures of well being that Lynn identifies. This finding, of course, gets us to the same conclusion that Murray had in "The Bell Curve" in that not everybody has the ability to prosper in our brave new world. What are we going to do?

An aspect of Lynn's book that I didn't care for was that it read like a master's thesis. Parts of it I found myself skimming. For Lynn, though, this was probably necessary as he must have felt that he would be attacked for his politically incorrect conclusion. His methods and research had to be evident to all readers and certainly I was impressed with his methodology. The paperback is worth the money though even just to see the average IQs in SubSaharan Africa. Hmmm. That's a problem. Average IQ of black students at South African colleges? Eighty-five.
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sptsailing
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, thoughtful, thoroughly scientific in its approach to the data
Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2019
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The authors of this book clearly had and have no other agenda than to understand the reasons for the enormous disparity in the wealth and health of nations. Their reasoning and references are impeccable, as are the conclusions. The topic is extremely complex, and although their work is to be treasured, there are many other factors to be considered which they did not include, even though in a paragraph fragment, made reference to, which is the effect of Christianity vs. Islam.

I highly recommend this book for any serious student of history and economics.
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sciencedude
4.0 out of 5 stars A very plausible model
Reviewed in the United States on May 28, 2015
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The text itself is a bit dry and reads more like a journal article then a book. However, the data they present are generally convincing. The correlation of IQ and global inequality is certainly a very plausible model and better than any other I have seen. Of course, many people will object to the thesis of this book, because it conflicts with their religious belief in the equality of all human races. The chapter responding to criticisms of their earlier book was useful.
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AB
5.0 out of 5 stars Research's victory over political correctness.
Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2010
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Great book, read it with interest and enthusiasm. Very informative. Made me see things from a completely new viewpoint. I would however recommend any reader to keep a critical standpoint as the hen and the egg issue arise at certain points throughout the book. However, I think that the the authors generally do a very good job evidencing their theories.
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Dr. James Hamilton
5.0 out of 5 stars Groundbreaking!
Reviewed in the United States on August 26, 2020
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As always, Dr. Lynn has written a groundbreaking book about race, IQ and genetics!
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M
1.0 out of 5 stars I learned something today... I am an invalid
Reviewed in the United States on March 20, 2007
It seems that I, my entire extended family, my home town, and yes even my country is populated by invalids. Imbeciles. Retards. Subnormal, stupid, slow-witted, simple-minded, underachieving, mentally defective, lame brained, idiots.

Wow, thank you Richard Lynn and Tatu Vanhanen (who could forget you too J. P. Rushton) you really have blown the lid off this well kept secret. I guess that I (and the rest of my friends) should return our university degrees and head home to be washed and fed.

This book really makes me question the authors' sanity.

****minor update****

It seems that only 8 out of 66 found my review of the authors' thesis as helpful.

That's strange, as I would have though that a viewpoint from an African would be very valuable to this discussion. I have lived and visited in some of the African countries that are touted as populated by retards in this book, and I directly refute the authors' claims. You would think that would be a help to all who have read this book. Then again, maybe not.

Clearly these rankings only serve to identify reviewers who agree (or disagree) with the book; but couldn't you just look at the number of stars given to figure this out?
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Pontus Granström
2.0 out of 5 stars Not a very interesting book.
Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2008
Well atleast it's better than the book "race and intelligence", but
both book are very superficial and investigates "human evolution" like old nazis. First of all you can't strict apply the rules of evolution to humans
because we have a brain that lies on top of "genetical rules" that applies to animals. Just go outside and observe the real world and you will soon discover that evolution doesnt apply to our thinking.

It's worth to mention that nobody of the authors have a background in mathematics nor evolutionary biology which I do.

Never the less it's interesting to investigate why some countries are poor
and some are rich. However they only focus on IQ and no other mental attributes. They give the illusion of that our progresse is a result of many people with a relative higher IQ than other groups, which isn't the case.

Well it's not a very good book, but might be worth reading if you are interested in superficial statistics and speculative theory.
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