Fewer richer greener
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How the world has improved and why optimism about the future is abundantly justified
"A Condorcet for today, Siegel argues persuasively and vividly that human ingenuity triumphs over limits to growth. A wonderful antidote to apocalyptic predictions about humanity's future. It's easy to forget that, in the span of a single lifetime, the lives of billions have been improved and enriched by innovation and progress." Professor William N. Goetzmann, Yale University, author of Money Changes Everything: How Finance Made Civilization Possible
"Somewhere between Rev. Thomas Malthus and Voltaire's Dr. Pangloss lies Larry Siegel. Bringing the same sharp analysis, wit, and willingness to break with conventional wisdom that he's applied to investment analysis for many years, Larry is a welcome voice of measured optimism in a world chock full of doomsayers. He doesn't shy away from real problemsbut he puts paid to the notion that things are getting worse and worse and that we're all doomed." Cliff Asness, founder, AQR
"A refreshing look at the state of the worldfood, health and longevity, energy, cities, education, freedom, poverty, robots, economic growth, the environmentthrough the eyes of one of today's most perceptive observers, Fewer, Richer, Greener will entertain, amuse, and enlighten in a way that few other books can. Read, enjoy, and learnSiegel sees our uncertain future through a completely different set of lenses." William J. Bernstein, bestselling author of A Splendid Exchange: How Trade Shaped the World and The Birth of Plenty: How the Prosperity of the Modern World Was Created
"That great explainer of everything to everybody." Richard Flannery, CEO of The Investment Fund for Foundations
"The arc of history shows we're living longer, getting richer, warring less, and enjoying more freedom. And it's going to continue, naysayers and pessimists be damned. That's the message in Larry Siegel's new book, Fewer, Richer, Greener. Siegel is a polymath with a wonderful ability to explain and support his views without being pompous or preachy. Exploring the nexus of demography, economics, science, and history, Larry provides an honest, clear-eyed view of the present and a realistic, refreshingly optimistic view of the future." Lee A. Kaplan, M.D., former Director of Clinical Dermatology, University of California San Diego
How the world has become much better and why optimism is abundantly justified
Why do so many people fear the future? Is their concern justified, or can we look forward to greater wealth and continued improvement in the way we live?
Our world seems to be experiencing stagnant economic growth, climatic deterioration, dwindling natural resources, and an unsustainable level of population growth. The world is doomed, they argue, and there are just too many problems to overcome. But is this really the case? In Fewer, Richer, Greener, author Laurence B. Siegel reveals that the world has improved—and will continue to improve—in almost every dimension imaginable.
This practical yet lighthearted book makes a convincing case for having gratitude for today’s world and optimism about the bountiful world of tomorrow. Life has actually improved tremendously. We live in the safest, most prosperous time in all human history. Whatever the metric—food, health, longevity, education, conflict—it is demonstrably true that right now is the best time to be alive. The recent, dramatic slowing in global population growth continues to spread prosperity from the developed to the developing world. Technology is helping billions of people rise above levels of mere subsistence. This technology of prosperity is cumulative and rapidly improving: we use it to solve problems in ways that would have be unimaginable only a few decades ago. An optimistic antidote for pessimism and fear, this book:
Helps to restore and reinforce our faith in the future Documents and explains how global changes impact our present and influence our future Discusses the costs and unforeseen consequences of some of the changes occurring in the modern world Offers engaging narrative, accurate data and research, and an in-depth look at the best books on the topic by leading thinkers Traces the history of economic progress and explores its consequences for human life around the worldFewer, Richer, Greener: Prospects for Humanity in an Age of Abundance is a must-read for anyone who wishes to regain hope for the present and wants to build a better future.
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Taal: en
Bindwijze: Hardcover
Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 23 januari 2020
Aantal pagina's: 480
Illustraties: Nee
Hoofdauteur: Laurence B. Siegel
Hoofduitgeverij: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Extra groot lettertype: Nee
Product breedte: 160 mm
Product hoogte: 33 mm
Product lengte: 234 mm
Studieboek: Ja
Verpakking breedte: 171 mm
Verpakking hoogte: 29 mm
Verpakking lengte: 238 mm
Verpakkingsgewicht: 884 g
EAN: 9781119526896