I had the pleasure of meeting Daniel Ben-Ami on Saturday and recommend you check out his blog and his book, Ferraris for All, which is out in July and makes the important case for economic progress, which too many people in the West have unfortunately lost confidence in.
As I argue in Aftershock, we should take inspiration from the optimism of people in emerging economies such as China, India and Brazil who know all too well that economic progress is real, and that it makes the world freer, fairer and more secure.