Ridley, Matt. <br/><br/>
The rational optimist :  how prosperity evolves / 
Matt Ridley. 
 - 1a ed. 
 - London :  Fourth Estate,  2011. 
 - 453 p. :  Ill. 
<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>9780007267125 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Wealth.<br/>Practical reason.<br/>Optimism.<br/>Riqueza.<br/>Razón práctica.<br/>Optimismo.<br/>Progreso.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HB 251  / R546r 2011 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>339.2