The rational optimist : how prosperity evolves / Matt Ridley.
By: Ridley, Matt.
Publisher: London: Fourth Estate, 2011Description: 453 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780007267125 (paperback).Subject(s): Wealth | Practical reason | OptimismGenre/Form: Print books.Summary: The "New York Times"-bestselling author of "Genome" and "The Red Queen" offers a provocative case for an economics of hope, arguing that the benefits of commerce, technology, innovation, and change--cultural evolution--will inevitably increase human prosperity.| Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| On Shelf | HB251 .R54 2011 (Browse shelf) | Available | AU00000000012412 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
The "New York Times"-bestselling author of "Genome" and "The Red Queen" offers a provocative case for an economics of hope, arguing that the benefits of commerce, technology, innovation, and change--cultural evolution--will inevitably increase human prosperity.