Actually, GDP per capita is actually for every person in a country, employed or not. It is a general indicator of standard of living. Purchasing power parity is not the same thing as GDP per capita, though it is similar.
Canada is an anomoly. Whoever said it had massive natural resources was spot on. This is the primary reason Canada's economy is as good as it is.
I think France's riots are a combination of factors. It would be foolish to say that there is a singualr cause. Pretty much everyone has given valid reasons for the riots, IMHO.
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