HIP-2 showed conclusively that under consumption and human deprivation are not just the lot of poor people in the developing word. More than 100 million people in rich nations suffer a similar fate. Nearly 200 million people are not expected to survive to age 60. More than 100 million are homeless. And at least 37 million are with out jobs, often experiencing a state of social exclusion. Many conclusion about deprivation apply to them with equal force.