ABSTRACT
For many generations now, humanists, socialists, libertarians, economists, radicals and advanced thinkers in general – an assortment of intellectuals that may be referred to as the Established Enlightenment – have shared a number of basic beliefs, among which I single out one: that economic progress (in the shape of rising per capita “real” income) is one of the chief components that contribute to improving the quality of life. 1
