Errata #3

I found a third mistake on the book, also on the tables. It pains me to write these but full transparency is the path to credibility. I state in the book that 

"Perhaps one of the best indicators of overall performance among countries is the UN Development Program’s Inequality-Adjusted Human Development Index, which measures the equal access citizens have to employment, health care and education. In this index, only 2 of the top 30 countries are presidential, and none of the them are in the top 20."

Why did I say that: I examined at the list of 30 countries in the UN Index and saw only two presidential countries: United States and Cyprus. Why it's wrong: the list includes Hong Kong - which isn't presidential, for sure, but is also not a UN country, so it should not have figured in the table. With its absence, Republic of Korea (presidential) becomes 30th. Second, I did not count Poland as presidential. I overlooked Poland because I personally do not consider it to be presidential. The thing is, the data I use, the Database of Political Institutions, does consider it that way, and I want to be consistent throughout. So while this does not change the fact that no presidential country is in the top 20 (or the top 24, for that matter) countries in the IHDI, the consistent approach would give four presidential countries in the top 30. 

Lastly, I should re-state I do not think this changes the conclusions. I also truly appreciate further corrections, however much I dislike doing these posts.