The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves

by Matt Ridley

Book Overview

"Ridley writes with panache, wit, and humor and displays remarkable ingenuity in finding ways to present complicated materials for the lay reader." -- Los Angeles Times

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0061452068
• ISBN13: 9780061452062
• Release Date: June 2011
• Publisher: Harper Perennial
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.2" x 7.9"