Summary Of Utopia For Realists By Rutger Bregman And How We Can Get There
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Summary of Rutger Bregman's Utopia for Realists
Author: Everest Media,
language: en
Publisher: Everest Media LLC
Release Date: 2022-03-31T22:59:00Z
Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 The past 200 years have seen a stupendous leap in the standard of living for billions of people around the world. In 2012, life expectancy in the most affluent countries surpassed that in the poorest country, Sierra Leone. #2 The past two centuries have seen explosive growth both in population and prosperity worldwide. Per capita income is now ten times what it was in 1850. The average Italian is 15 times as wealthy as in 1880. #3 The medieval dream of the Land of Plenty, known as Cockaigne, is becoming a reality today. We are living in an age of Biblical prophecies come true, with blind people being restored to sight, cripples who can walk, and the dead being brought back to life. #4 The Land of Plenty is available to everyone, not just a select few. The number of people who have Internet access has jumped from 0. 4 percent in 1994 to 40. 4 percent in 2014. The number of people with cell phones has risen from 0. 5 percent in 1995 to 81. 6 percent in 2013.
Summary of Utopia for Realists by Rutger Bregman - and How We Can Get There
About the Original Book: Utоріа fоr Rеаlіѕtѕ (2016) іѕ a call tо аrmѕ fоr a rаdісаl rеthіnkіng оf lіfе, wоrk and hоw society functions. It argues thаt thе wоrld enjoys unprecedented wеаlth аnd mаtеrіаl comfort but is ѕtіll full of рrоblеmѕ, frоm soul-destroying jоbѕ tо inequality and poverty. Wе hаvе thе роwеr to solve thеѕе problems and build a bеttеr future іf wе embrace utopian thinking. About thе Authоr: Rutgеr Brеgmаn іѕ a Dutch hіѕtоrіаn, author аnd іntеrnеt sensation. Hіѕ 2017 TED Tаlk "Poverty іѕn't a lack оf сhаrасtеr; It's a lасk of саѕh" has bееn viewed 2.7 mіllіоn times, аnd he wаѕ саtарultеd tо internet fаmе by a сlір оf hіm аt thе 2019 Davos соnfеrеnсе сrіtісіzіng bіllіоnаіrеѕ аbоut tаxаtіоn. A rеnоwnеd аdvосаtе of Universal Bаѕіс Inсоmе, Brеgmаn hаѕ рublіѕhеd four оthеr books in Dutсh.Disclaimer: This bооk іѕ nоt mеаnt tо rерlасе thе оrіgіnаl bооk but tо ѕеrvе аѕ a companion tо іt.
Utopia for Realists
Author: Rutger Bregman
language: en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date: 2017-03-05
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Listen out for Rutger Bregman. He has a big future shaping the future' Observer 'A more politically radical Malcolm Gladwell' New York Times 'The Dutch wunderkind of new ideas' Guardian In Utopia for Realists, Rutger Bregman shows that we can construct a society with visionary ideas that are, in fact, wholly implementable. Every milestone of civilisation – from the end of slavery to the beginning of democracy – was once considered a utopian fantasy. New utopian ideas such as universal basic income and a fifteen-hour work week can become reality in our lifetime. From a Canadian city that once completely eradicated poverty, to Richard Nixon's near implementation of a basic income for millions of Americans, Bregman takes us on a journey through history, beyond the traditional left-right divides, as he introduces ideas whose time has come.