Der Autor, ein US-Journalist, belegt akribisch die Fortschritte der Welt auf vielen Gebieten, zeigt, wo noch besondere Anstrengungen nötig seien (beim Klima und der Ungleichheit) und plädiert insgesamt für mehr Optimismus. (2)

"We are in the middle of the greatest technological revolution in history. Its epicentre lies in Silicon Valley, but its impacts are felt on all corners of the earth. It could give all of us a better quality of life and new, more cooperative ways of living. Or it could further concentrate the...

Preface -- 1 Introduction -- Part I: The Quality of Life in Two Different Good Societies: Denmark and Switzerland -- 2 Two Wealthy Economies and Their Development -- 3 Are the Standards of Living Similar or Dissimilar?- 4 Happiness in Denmark and Switzerland.- Part II: Two Models of Good...