A review by eirikbergesen
The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves by Matt Ridley

4.0

A tale of homo sapiens economicus. An interesting read in a time of antiglobalisation and a seemingly end to major economic trade agreements. The main point is well put, human development excellerates when people trade products and ideas across borders. The last part is somewhat disappointing with more traditional climate scepticism, where also the empiric evidence is more sparse than earlier in the book.