Ferraris for All: In Defence of Economic Progress

ISBN-13: 9781847423467 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 328 str.

Daniel Ben-Ami

Opis

The growth of the economy and the spread of prosperity areincreasingly seen as problematic rather than positive a trendDaniel Ben-Ami has termed growth skepticism. Prosperity is accusedof encouraging greed, damaging the environment, causing unhappiness, and widening social inequalities. "Ferraris for All "is a rejoinder tothe growth skeptics. Using examples from a range of countries, including the US, the author argues that society as a whole benefitsfrom greater affluence. Action is needed but to increase abundance and spread it worldwide, not to limit prosperity, as the skeptics would have it.
The lively and provocative hardback edition was published towidespread coverage in 2010, and triggered debate and dissent inequal measure. This much-anticipated paperback edition includes a vigorous responsefrom the author to the spirited discussionprovoked by its controversial arguments."

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.