Freakonomics radio - the health of nations

Came across this discussion today... Found it really interesting. One important highlight was their analysis of differences in the governance of indian states. An example of GDP driven states being Gujrat and AP and how they are not as progressive as it is expected of this model. On the contrary there is Kerala wherethe focus is on literacy and healthcare and the state has successfully achieved this. Another highlight is Kerala is as poor as harlem in NY, USA ....