... have standardized methods of data that enable researchers to be able to take accurate measurements on the state of "Human" underdevelopment around the globe; One of these data sources is called the Globalization Index - this doesn't give interpretations of development and underdevelopment but however it does give us data on globalized and non-globalized countries and it stands to reason that an underdeveloped country is a non-globalized country and therefore the data on this index is relevant to human underdevelopment issues. The WHO as well as the Globalization Index and World Bank give information that throw caution to the wind in saying that "differences in timing and reporting practices may cause inconsistencies among data from different sources, therefore you should be cautious when combining such data." (World Bank 1999:12) I now have a scenario where I can have massive amounts of human data on development and underdevelopment from different sources ...

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