Bibliography & Further Reading

We consulted the following sources (to various degrees) while creating and interpreting visualizations for this project, especially in looking for causal factors to explain the patterns we observed:

World Bank – World Development Indicators (Primary Dataset).
https://data.worldbank.org/indicator

World Bank – Country Income Classifications.
https://datahelpdesk.worldbank.org/knowledgebase/articles/906519

UNDP Human Development Report – Life Expectancy, Education, and Inequality Data.
https://hdr.undp.org/

IPCC Sixth Assessment Report – Global Carbon Trends and Mitigation.
https://www.ipcc.ch/assessment-report/ar6/

Easterlin, Richard. “Does Economic Growth Improve the Human Lot?”
Foundational research on the link between income and well-being.

Pritchett, L. & Summers, L. “Wealthier is Healthier.”
Examines how higher income levels correlate with improved social outcomes.

UNESCO Institute for Statistics – Literacy Indicators.
http://uis.unesco.org

Observable Framework Documentation – Project Architecture.
https://observablehq.com/framework

D3.js API Reference – Visualization Library Used Throughout the Project.
https://github.com/d3/d3/blob/master/API.md