Getting better : why global development is succeeding : and how we can improve the world even more /
/ by: Basic Books
- New York Basic Books c2011.
- x, 246 p. 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-234) and index.
Abandoning hope -- The bad news : diverging incomes -- The worse news : it's hard to raise growth rates -- The good news : the end of the Malthusian trap -- The better news : the great convergence in quality of life -- The great news : the best things in life are cheap -- Drivers of the better life : innovation and ideas -- Policies for the quality of life -- The global agenda -- Conclusion : realistic optimism.