The Improving State of the World
Why We're Living Longer, Healthier, More Comfortable Lives -
On a Cleaner Planet.
By Indur M. Goklany
"Any person seriously interested in economic and environmental issues and how they affect people should read this book." TSAugust
"This optimistic view of the impact of economic growth and technological change on human welfare is an antidote to the prophecies of an imminent age of gloom and doom." Robert W. Fogel, Nobel Laureate in Economics
"Golkany does an excellent job of refuting the global pessimists by documenting the dramatic improvements experienced in recent times by humankind." Roger A Sedjo, Senior Fellow and Director of Forest Economics and Policy, Resources for the Future.
About the Author:
Dr. Goklany was a U.S. delegate to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and to the team negotiating the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change. He has worked with the federal and state government and the private sector for more than 30 years. He has written extensively on globalization, economic development and environmental quality and human well being.
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