Utopia For Realists Summary
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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.
Summary of Bradford DeLong's Slouching Towards Utopia
Author: Everest Media,
language: en
Publisher: Everest Media LLC
Release Date: 2022-09-21T00:00:00Z
Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 The author Thomas Robert Malthus wrote a counterblast to the Essay on the Principle of Population, written by the father of Frankenstein author Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. His objective was to demonstrate that his explicit target, William Godwin, and all of Godwin’s ilk were shortsighted and deluded enemies of the public welfare. #2 The Industrial Revolution of 1770–1870 did not improve the living standards of the majority of people. It did provide comforts for many, but it did not change how humans lived. #3 The Industrial-Commercial Revolution, which took place from 1770 to 1870, was a crossing of a watershed boundary. The rate of growth of humanity’s technological and organizational capabilities took a fourfold upward leap, from 0. 04 percent per year to 0. 15 percent per year. #4 The Industrial Revolution was not inevitable, and it was not the only world that could have experienced it. In fact, in most other worlds, there was no British Industrial Revolution at all. The growth of human technological and organizational capabilities would have been eaten up by global population growth of 0. 9 percent per year, or about 25 percent per generation.