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lawyers per capita: NY numbers
It has often been suggested there are too many lawyers here in New York State.  There is, in fact, 1 lawyer for every 390 people in NYS, as compared to 1 lawyer for every 2272 residents of North Dakota...

Computers per capita by Nation
"This ranking is taken from the 2009 edition of The Economist?s ?Pocket World in Figures?. This hardback book contains rankings on over 200 topics that take into account over 180 countries...

D.C. Law Firms Have Highest Per Capita Receipts
Even on the edge of recession, law firms are still doing better than most businesses, at least in Washington D.C. According to this news story, law firms in the nation's capital led the country in per capita receipts of $15,839...

Iowa Spends Second Least Per Capita On Prisons
Iowa Spends Second Least Per Capita On Prisons Posted: 10 Aug 2009 02:47 PM PDT Iowa taxpayers are getting a bargain on spending for state prisons and community corrections programs, a state official said Friday, as reported by the Des...

Why Not Allocate Carbon Rights on a Per Capita Basis?
So asks Minderbender. China makes just this argument, arguing that because it has four times the population of the United States, it should be able to emit four times the amount of greenhouse gases...

Should Greenhouse Gas Permits Be Allocated On a Per Capita Basis?
Suppose that a climate treaty is negotiated and that (as is expected) the treaty provides for a cap-and-trade system: every state will be allocated permits that can be auctioned off or given to firms...