Ridley, Matt
The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves
- ISBN 13:
- 9780007267125
- author:
- Ridley, Matt
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Fourth Estate
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2011
- Pages:
- 464
- Dimensions:
- 19.4 x 12.8 x 3.4 cm
- Genre:
- Economic history
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves
By Matt Ridley, Fourth Estate, 2011
This book offers a counterblast to the prevailing pessimism of our age, arguing that human progress is a natural and ongoing process. Ridley explores how, over the past 10,000 years, the availability of essential resources has increased dramatically, leading to significant improvements in living standards.
He identifies trust and trade as the key drivers of human progress, and suggests that our problems are often the result of our own fears and misconceptions about the future. A thought-provoking and optimistic analysis of how we can continue to build on our progress and create a better world.
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