Rational Opimist How Prosperity Evolves

Ridley, Matt

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Shortlisted for the BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-fiction 2011.

Life is on the up.

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Publish Date: 31/03/2011
ISBN: 9780007267125 Category: Tags: ,

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Shortlisted for the BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-fiction 2011.

Life is on the up.

We are wealthier, healthier, happier, kinder, cleaner, more peaceful, more equal and longer-lived than any previous generation. Thanks to the unique human habits of exchange and specialisation, our species has found innovative solutions to every obstacle it has faced so far.

In ‘The Rational Optimist’, acclaimed science writer Matt Ridley comprehensively refutes the doom-mongers of our time, and reaches back into the past to give a rational explanation for why we can – and will – overcome the challenges of the future, such as climate change and the population boom.

Bold and controversial, it is a brilliantly confident assertion that the 21st century will be the best for humankind yet.

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Weight 330 g
Dimensions 198 × 129 × 29 mm
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Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

453

Language

English

Edition
Dewey

303.4 (edition:22)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K