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Ferraris for all : in defence of economic progress / Daniel Ben-Ami.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ben-Ami, Daniel.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Economic development.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiii, 282 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Place of Publication:
- Bristol : Policy Press, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The growth of the economy and the spread of prosperity are increasingly seen as problematic rather than positive - a trend Daniel Ben-Ami has termed 'growth scepticism'. Prosperity is accused of encouraging greed, damaging the environment, causing unhappiness and widening social inequalities. Ferraris for all is a rejoinder to the growth sceptics. Using examples from a range of countries, including the US, the author argues that society as a whole benefits from greater affluence. Action is needed - but to increase prosperity and spread it worldwide, not to limit prosperity, as the sceptics would have it. Lively and provocative, this timely book will trigger debate and dissent in equal measure and will be essential reading for everyone who cares about the impact of western policy on developing countries.
- Contents:
- pt. 1. The rise of growth scepticism
- pt. 2. Counter-arguments.
- Notes:
- Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 06 Apr 2023).
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-12866-6
- 9786613532541
- 1-84742-347-7
- OCLC:
- 786277981
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