Ridley, Matt. <br/><br/>
The rational optimist :  how prosperity evolves / 
Matt Ridley. 
 - New York :  Harper,  2010. 
 - 438 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780061452055  RM79.90 006145205X 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Wealth.<br/>Practical reason.<br/>Optimism.