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.
The growth of the economy & the spread of prosperity are increasingly seen as problematic rather than positive. Prosperity is accused of encouraging g...
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...
The growth of the economy and the spread of prosperity areincreasingly seen as problematic rather than positive a trendDaniel Ben-Ami has termed gr...