Includes bibliographical references (pages [345]-383) and indexes.
Preface: why isn't the whole world developed? -- Theories about economic and other global inequalities -- The concept of intelligence -- Intelligence as a determinant of earnings and achievement -- The measurement of the intelligence of nations -- Measures of global inequalities in human conditions -- National IQ and five dimensions of global inequalities -- National IQ and the quality of human conditions -- Other measures of global inequalities in human conditions -- Genetic and environmental determinants of national differences in IQ and wealth -- The causal nexus -- Criticisms and rejoinders