The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves

by Matt Ridley

Book Overview

"A delightful and fascinating book filled with insight and wit, which will make you think twice and cheer up." -- Steven Pinker In a bold and provocative interpretation of economic history, Matt Ridley, the New York Times-bestselling author of Genome and The Red Queen, makes the case for an economics of hope, arguing that the benefits of commerce, technology, innovation, and change--what Ridley calls cultural evolution--will inevitably increase human...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0061452068
• ISBN13: 9780061452062
• Release Date: June 2011
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.3" x 8.0"