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A review by vladco
How Innovation Works: And Why It Flourishes in Freedom by Matt Ridley
3.0
As a junkie of the innovation genre, I rate this a bit above average.
However, some things bother me about it:
- anti-regulation bordering on libertarian; in truth, regulation can result in innovations, a possibility the author never seriously considers
- inaccuracies (eg, writes that Google never brought Glass back — I worked on Glass and know this to be untrue
- lacks integrity when writing about GMO crops — maintains total support for GMO crops, without acknowledging death and cancer caused by industrial use of glyphosate (which is heavily sprayed on crops genetically modified to be “Roundup-ready”)
That said, still a good read.
However, some things bother me about it:
- anti-regulation bordering on libertarian; in truth, regulation can result in innovations, a possibility the author never seriously considers
- inaccuracies (eg, writes that Google never brought Glass back — I worked on Glass and know this to be untrue
- lacks integrity when writing about GMO crops — maintains total support for GMO crops, without acknowledging death and cancer caused by industrial use of glyphosate (which is heavily sprayed on crops genetically modified to be “Roundup-ready”)
That said, still a good read.