"Aha. I see that some commenters insist that I was unfair or, some insist, intellectually dishonest in my post on the fact that advanced economies actually grew faster in the era before modern finance took hold. There have been assertions that it was all about rebuilding from the war, or that the picture looks very different if you look at per capita real GDP, with some flat assertions that if you look at the numbers right growth has been better since 1980s. Um, no." - Steven Perez from Bookmarklet

But only if you look at the numbers "right" -- sounds like stats & probabilities in action...*snorts with laughter* - Prosey BUTTONS!