The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves

By M. Ridley. 2010

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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.

Subfields: Economics and Econometrics, Information Systems, Sociology and Political Science

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The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity: Recent Instances for Debate (2013, background): “As Matt Ridley (2010) writes on his blog:”
Why Nudge?: The Politics of Libertarian Paternalism (2014, background): “For the latter, see, e.g., Bailey (2015) and Ridley (2010).”
The neuroscience of social decision-making. (2011, background): “An interesting speculation in this regard is that trade, and later money, both of which immediately discharge debts of reciprocity by effectively removing the delay between giving help and receiving payback, may have developed to help circumvent our imperfections in this regard (Ridley 2010).”
The sustainable development oxymoron: quantifying and modelling the incompatibility of sustainable development goals (2016, unknown): “One might object that the models do not explicitly take into account technological innovations or new trends and normative changes, which some claim will ensure that climate change and other environmental problems can be addressed in future (Ridley 2010; OECD (2011, 2013)).”