Comparonomics

<p>You and most people around you are likely to be in the wealthiest 1% who have ever lived. Yet why for so many people in rich countries does progress not make us feel better?</p><p>With the help of a new tool <em>Comparonomics</em> delves into the factors that make us feel bad and reaches some surprising conclusions. Not only are we much better off than we - or the economists - think we are but the things we aim for like economic growth improved social mobility and equality don't impact most of the feel-bad factors.</p><p>In other words we're feeling worse than we ought to and we're doing too many of the wrong things to feel better.</p><p>With its surprisingly simple tool <em>Comparonomics</em> shows just how wrong conventional economics is about progress what impact this has on our lives and offers readers some strategies for making sense of our modern world.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>What people are saying</strong></p><p><br></p><p>It's a great idea well-executed.- <em>Dr Angus Harvey FutureCrunch</em></p><p>Really important book...key concept is deceptively simple but powerful. - <em>Ben Reid Memia.com</em></p><p>It is hugely original and thought-provoking. - <em>Dr Garth Carnaby former President Royal Society NZ</em></p><p>Great writing. Clear concise thoughtful humorous. - <em>Clive Lind author and editor</em></p><p>Grant Ryan is one of my favourite thinkers. <em>Kaila Colbin - TEDx organiser boma.global</em></p><p>Exceptionally enjoyable to read. - <em>Stuart Foster</em></p><p><br></p>