Growth makes you happy: An optimist's view of progress and the free market - Softcover

"Many economists feed today's pessimism with regard to the future. Peter De Keyzer is a welcome exception. Yes, there are problems, but this book shows that there are also solutions. There is reason for optimism." - Professor Paul De Grauwe, London School of Economics "The economy has to keep growing." So says top economist Peter De Keyzer. In his view, a free market and intelligent growth are necessary for our continued wealth and well-being. Better yet: economic growth is the only recipe for guaranteeing more freedom and more prosperity for all. Nevertheless, after nearly five years of crisis, one no longer seems to believe in economic progress. Growth Makes You Happy is a solidly argued plea in favour of more optimism, more risk, less collectivism, and more freedom.

Peter de Keyzer is chief economist at BNP Parisbas Fortis. He has also worked as an economist for ABN Amro and the Brussels investment firm Petercam. For BNP Parisbas he maintains a blog in which he discusses and analyses contemporary economic issues.