Matt Ridley was curious: Why does prosperity matter to humans? So he wrote another book: The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves. The book is an effort to chart how much better life is now than in the past, and how the drive for prosperity has led humans to this better life. Ridley spoke recently at George Mason University's Mercatus Center:
You can read an excerpt of the book at Ridley's Website, here. (h/t Don Boudreaux, Cafe Hayek)
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06-15-2010 3:51 AM
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Graham Griffith