A Book of the Year for The Economist & the Observer Our world seems to be collapsing The daily news cycle reports the deterioration divisive politics across the Western world racism poverty war inequality hunger While politicians journalists & activists from all sides talk about the damage done Johan Norberg offers an illuminating & heartening analysis of just how far we have come in tackling the greatest problems facing humanity In the face of fear-mongering darkness & division the facts are unequivocal the golden age is now