The progress paradox : how life gets better while people feel worse / Gregg Easterbrook.
New York : Random House, 2003Edition: 1st edDescription: xx, 376 p. ; 22 cmISBN:- 9780812973037 (pbk.)
- HM891 .E27 2003
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [319]-355) and index.
The great story of our era : average people better off -- Practically everything getting better -- Why the good news scares people -- Portable carpeted dog steps -- More of everything except happiness -- Stress, it's nature's plan -- How to gain your mind -- Selfish reasons to become a better person -- Beyond credit cards and SUVs -- Changing our world -- Changing their world -- It's never too late.
Explores the question of societal progress to explain why, despite strong evidence that the quality of life has improved dramatically, many people refuse to believe it.