The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves
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Abstract
There is much debate about the state of the world. Matt Ridley argues in The Rational Optimist that we can solve problems such as economic crashes,population explosions, climate change and terrorism, of poverty, AIDS, depression and obesity. His trust of capitalism and progress is examined and challenged in this book review.
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The record
- Venue
- Brock Education Journal
- Topic
- Income, Poverty, and Inequality
- Field
- Social Sciences
- Canadian institutions
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- Funders
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- Keywords
- ProsperityCapitalismPovertyPopulationState (computer science)Population explosionDepression (economics)SociologyTerrorismPolitical economyDevelopment economicsEnvironmental ethicsPolitical scienceEconomicsEconomic growthPhilosophyLawDemographyPoliticsKeynesian economics
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