Diversity is associated with cross fertilization of ideas, complementarity of traits. But on the other hand, diversity is associated with social non cohesiveness. Diversity is associated with disagreement about the desirable public goods. And conflict, naturally, is a source of reduction in productivity. Help us with diversity, how we understand diversicas?
Oded Galor’s remarkable new book, The Journey of Humanity, can feel like seeing the world with fresh eyes. His analysis of the origins of wealth and inequality is compelling, original and, especially during these troubled times, refreshingly optimistic. Speaking across the political divide the book sets out a convincing blueprint for how a better life can be had by everyone on the planet. Galor, an economist at Brown University, upends many of our assumptions about human progress. For nearly all of human history humans lived a subsistence existence but something astonishing happened 200 years ago and the living standards of nearly all humans have skyrocketed – albeit unevenly – since then. Hosting the discussion is journalist, author and former BBC News Editorial Director, Kamal Ahmed.
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