The ailments of affluence
We ask the former Prime Minister of Pakistan how developing countries can cope with the diseases associated with increasing wealth and we'll be exploring how the internet can be made more accurate.
Every poor country wants, naturally enough, to get richer but wealth can create a whole new set a problems.
As diets and lifestyles change people in developing countries are now getting the diseases associated with affluence - heart disease, cancer, diabetes and stress related diseases.
Justin Rowlatt interviews the the former prime minister of Pakistan about how developing countries should respond.
We learn about a new concept in business, "prosumption" - is it anything more than an idea dreamt up in a think tank brainstorm?
And, how can the internet be made more accurate.
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