%0 Journal Article
%T The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves
%A Matt Ridley
%J Brock Education : a Journal of Educational Research and Practice
%D 2012
%I Brock University
%X There is much debate about the state of the world. Matt Ridley argues in The Rational Optimist that we can solve problems such as economic crashes,population explosions, climate change and terrorism, of poverty, AIDS, depression and obesity. His trust of capitalism and progress is examined and challenged  in this book review.
%U http://brock.scholarsportal.info/journals/brocked/home/article/view/280