The Resource It's better than it looks : reasons for optimism in an age of fear, Gregg Easterbrook
It's better than it looks : reasons for optimism in an age of fear, Gregg Easterbrook
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- Summary
- Is civilization teetering on the edge of a cliff? Or are we just climbing higher than ever? Most people who read the news would tell you that 2017 is one of the worst years in recent memory. We're facing a series of deeply troubling, even existential problems: fascism, terrorism, environmental collapse, racial and economic inequality, and more. Yet this narrative misses something important: by almost every meaningful measure, the modern world is better than it ever has been. In the United States, disease, crime, discrimination, and most forms of pollution are in long-term decline, while longevity and education keep rising and economic indicators are better than in any past generation. Worldwide, malnutrition and extreme poverty are at historic lows, and the risk of dying by war or violence is the lowest in human history
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xx, 330 pages
- Contents
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- Why don't we starve?
- Why, despite all our bad habits, do we keep living longer?
- Will nature collapse?
- Will the economy collapse?
- Why is violence in decline?
- Why does technology become safer instead of more dangerous?
- Why don't the dictators win?
- How declinism became chic
- The "impossible" challenge of climate change
- The "impossible" challenge of inequality
- We'll never run out of challenges
- And it will never be too late
- Isbn
- 9781610397414
- Label
- It's better than it looks : reasons for optimism in an age of fear
- Title
- It's better than it looks
- Title remainder
- reasons for optimism in an age of fear
- Statement of responsibility
- Gregg Easterbrook
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Is civilization teetering on the edge of a cliff? Or are we just climbing higher than ever? Most people who read the news would tell you that 2017 is one of the worst years in recent memory. We're facing a series of deeply troubling, even existential problems: fascism, terrorism, environmental collapse, racial and economic inequality, and more. Yet this narrative misses something important: by almost every meaningful measure, the modern world is better than it ever has been. In the United States, disease, crime, discrimination, and most forms of pollution are in long-term decline, while longevity and education keep rising and economic indicators are better than in any past generation. Worldwide, malnutrition and extreme poverty are at historic lows, and the risk of dying by war or violence is the lowest in human history
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Easterbrook, Gregg
- Dewey number
- 306.09
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- HM891
- LC item number
- .E268 2018
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Progress
- Quality of life
- Civilization, Modern
- Economic history
- Social history
- Civilization, Modern
- Economic history
- Progress
- Quality of life
- Social history
- Label
- It's better than it looks : reasons for optimism in an age of fear, Gregg Easterbrook
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-317) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Why don't we starve? -- Why, despite all our bad habits, do we keep living longer? -- Will nature collapse? -- Will the economy collapse? -- Why is violence in decline? -- Why does technology become safer instead of more dangerous? -- Why don't the dictators win? -- How declinism became chic -- The "impossible" challenge of climate change -- The "impossible" challenge of inequality -- We'll never run out of challenges -- And it will never be too late
- Control code
- on1000584369
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xx, 330 pages
- Isbn
- 9781610397414
- Lccn
- 2017048518
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1000584369
- Label
- It's better than it looks : reasons for optimism in an age of fear, Gregg Easterbrook
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-317) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Why don't we starve? -- Why, despite all our bad habits, do we keep living longer? -- Will nature collapse? -- Will the economy collapse? -- Why is violence in decline? -- Why does technology become safer instead of more dangerous? -- Why don't the dictators win? -- How declinism became chic -- The "impossible" challenge of climate change -- The "impossible" challenge of inequality -- We'll never run out of challenges -- And it will never be too late
- Control code
- on1000584369
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xx, 330 pages
- Isbn
- 9781610397414
- Lccn
- 2017048518
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1000584369
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