THE RATIONAL OPTIMIST. How Prosperity Evolves

Ridley, Matt

ISBN 10: 0007267126 / ISBN 13: 9780007267125

Published by Fourth Estate, 2011

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Fourth Estate, 2011. Paperback, 8vo, [vii],453pp. Rear cover slightly bumped. A good copy. 9780007267125/0.4uk . (Please note that our condition gradings are stricter than those of Abebooks and many other sellers. There may therefore be a discrepancy between this description and its listed condition grading).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE RATIONAL OPTIMIST. How Prosperity Evolves
• Publisher: Fourth Estate
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0007267126
• ISBN 13: 9780007267125
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No jacket

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Synopsis

Shortlisted for the BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-fiction 2011.

Life is on the up.

We are wealthier, healthier, happier, kinder, cleaner, more peaceful, more equal and longer-lived than any previous generation. Thanks to the unique human habits of exchange and specialisation, our species has found innovative solutions to every obstacle it has faced so far.

In ‘The Rational Optimist’, acclaimed science writer Matt Ridley comprehensively refutes the doom-mongers of our time, and reaches back into the past to give a rational explanation for why we can – and will – overcome the challenges of the future, such as climate change and the population boom.

Bold and controversial, it is a brilliantly confident assertion that the 21st century will be the best for humankind yet.

About the Author

Matt Ridley is a bestselling author. His books include Genome, The Rational Optimist and How Innovation Works, among others and collectively they have sold over a million copies, been translated into 31 languages and won several awards.