The Progress Paradox: How Life Gets Better While People Feel Worse
Easterbrook, Gregg
ISBN 10: 0679463038 ISBN 13: 9780679463030
Published by Random House, 2003
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Synopsis:
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.
About the Authors:
GREGG EASTERBROOK is a senior editor of <i>The New Republic</i>, a contributing editor of <i>The Atlantic Monthly</i>, a visiting fellow in economics at the Brookings Institution, and a columnist for ESPN.com. He is the author of six books, including <i>A Moment on the Earth</i>, a <i>New York Times </i>and American Library Association Notable Book. He has also been a contributing editor at <i>Newsweek</i> and an editor of <i>The Washington Monthly</i>. He lives in Maryland and can be reached via the Internet at www.greggeasterbrook.com.
Gregg Easterbrook is a senior editor of The New Republic.
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Title: The Progress Paradox: How Life Gets Better ...
Publisher: Random House
Publication Date: 2003
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good