TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ridley,Matt
TI  - The rational optimist: how prosperity evolves 
SN  - 006145205X (hardback)
PY  - 2010///
CY  - New York
PB  - Harper
KW  - Optimism
KW  - Practical reason
KW  - Wealth
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - The "New York Times"-bestselling author of "Genome" and "The Red Queen" offers a provocative case for an economics of hope, arguing that the benefits of commerce, technology, innovation, and change--cultural evolution--will inevitably increase human prosperity
ER  -