Früher war alles schlechter

Finally, some good news: Why the world is doing better and better Hand on heart, what would you think: Do more people die in plane crashes today than in the past or less? Are there more wars and war deaths today than 30 years ago or less? Are we really working more and more? Do more children have to suffer from child labour and violence today, or have they become fewer? Is crime in Germany rising or falling? Every day we are confronted with bad news - and overlook the fact that many things (and especially many important things) are changing for the better. Today we live in a world with less poverty, increasing prosperity and decreasing mortality, as SPIEGEL editor Guido Mingels impressively demonstrates in this book. His texts and graphics illustrate a surprising trend for the better. Because even if the news often say otherwise, the trend is still the same.