The rational optimist : how prosperity evolves / Matt Ridley.
By: Ridley, Matt
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TextPublisher: New York : Harper, 2010Edition: 1st U.S. ed.Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.Description: 438 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780061452055 (hardback); 006145205X (hardback).Subject(s): Wealth | Practical reason | OptimismDDC classification: 339.2 Summary: The "New York Times"-bestselling author of "Genome" and "The Red Queen" offers a provocative case for an economics of hope, arguing that the benefits of commerce, technology, innovation, and change--cultural evolution--will inevitably increase human prosperity.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Two Weeks | Davenport Library Circulating Collection | Print-Circulating | 339.2 R437 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 34284003711983 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The "New York Times"-bestselling author of "Genome" and "The Red Queen" offers a provocative case for an economics of hope, arguing that the benefits of commerce, technology, innovation, and change--cultural evolution--will inevitably increase human prosperity.
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