An engaging and highly readable synthesis of history, science and social science that places itself on par with the greatest interdisciplinary writing of recent years. If you enjoyed Steven Pinker's The Better Angels of Our Nature, Niall Ferguson's Civilization, Fukuyamas The Origins of Political Order or Matt Ridley's The Rational Optimist, then this book is for you.
Ryan Smith, senior book editor at the Centre for Political Studie: The creative Society is a book that the reader cannot put down until you have reached the last page. It is simply exciting and fascinating.
Berlingske Tided: Lars Tvede's The Creative Society is a superb analysis of why different civilizations have lost momentum (...) Without a doubt one of the most important contributions to the public debate over the last decade. Read it and understand how we can create a prosperous future.
Brian Mikkelsen, chairman of the Danish political party The Conservatives