On Progress and Prosperity

In the last 250 years, the world has gone from poor to rich, sick to healthy, and isolated to connected. How did we get here, and why do some seemingly intractable problems remain? What are the best ways forward? What do the best minds in fields as diverse as economics, social thought, progress studies, and investment management have to say about these questions? In his second book of essays, book reviews, interviews, and other writings, Laurence B. Siegel, author of Fewer, Richer, Greener and Unknown Knowns (to which this book is a sequel), provides a window into some of the greatest minds in these fields, including Steven Pinker, Henry Kissinger, Michael Lewis, Malcolm Gladwell, and Harry Markowitz. Topics include: - Progress, growth, and productivity - Investing and finance - Technology and innovation - Policy and governance, and - Provocative takes on the big questions in economics, investing, human flourishing, and public affairs. Filled with stories, anecdotes, personalities, and vivid graphics, and conveyed with a sense of humor, this book provides refreshing and useful perspectives on the mysteries of economics, investing, and human progress.

In the last 250 years, the world has gone from poor to rich, sick to healthy, and isolated to connected. How did we get here, and why do some seemingly intractable problems remain? What are the best ways forward? What do the best minds in fields as diverse as economics, social thought, progress studies, and investment management have to say about these questions? In his second book of essays, book reviews, interviews, and other writings, Laurence B. Siegel, author of Fewer, Richer, Greener and Unknown Knowns (to which this book is a sequel), provides a window into some of the greatest minds in these fields, including Steven Pinker, Henry Kissinger, Michael Lewis, Malcolm Gladwell, and Harry Markowitz. Topics include: - Progress, growth, and productivity - Investing and finance - Technology and innovation - Policy and governance, and - Provocative takes on the big questions in economics, investing, human flourishing, and public affairs. Filled with stories, anecdotes, personalities, and vivid graphics, and conveyed with a sense of humor, this book provides refreshing and useful perspectives on the mysteries of economics, investing, and human progress.