Ferraris for All: In Defence of Economic Progress

ISBN-13: 9781847423450 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 328 str.

Daniel Ben-Ami

Opis

The growth of the economy & the spread of prosperity are increasingly seen as problematic rather than positive. Prosperity is accused of encouraging greed, damaging the environment, causing unhappiness & widening social inequalities. The author argues that society benefits from greater affluence.

Spis treści

Introduction; Part one: The rise of growth scepticism: Growth: supporters and opponents; What is growth scepticism?; The narrowing of horizons: why growth scepticism has come to the fore; Part two: Taking on the sceptics: Better than ever: how our lives have improved immensely; Happiness; Environment; Inequality; Conclusion.