The Improving State of the World: Why We're Living Longer, Healthier, More Comfortable Lives on a Cleaner Planet
"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"Provocative, illuminating, sharp, and fact filled. Do you think that  economic growth is a problem for the environment? Goklany will make you  think again. Whether or not you're convinced by his arguments, you'll learn  a ton from them."-Cass R. Sunstein, University of Chicago, author ofLaws of Fear"Goklany does an excellent job of refuting the global pessimists by  documenting the dramatic improvements experienced in recent times by  humankind, not only in the developed world, but worldwide. Goklany  addresses a vast array of issues from the improving state of humanity's  life expectancy to his examination of the promise and peril of  bioengineered crops. The vast breadth of Goklany's inquiry is impressive,  as is his exhaustive documentation."- Roger A. Sedjo, Resources for the  Future"A remarkable compendium of information at odds with the present  fashionable pessimism, Goklany's The Improving State of the World,  published by the Cato Institute, reveals that, contrary to popular belief,  it is the poorest who are enjoying the most dramatic rise in living  standards. Refuting a central premise of the modern green movement, it also  demonstrates that as countries become richer, they also become cleaner,  healthier and more environmentally conscious. the full review"In a book to be published next month entitled The Improving State of the  World, Indur Goklany, of the Cato Institute, argues that the world's state  is, well, improving. He produces figures to demonstrate that chronic  undernourishment has gone down in the past 50 years, we are living longer,  we are healthier, the basic necessities of life are cheaper, literacy has  gone up and so has educational attainment, economic freedom has increased  and a larger proportion of mankind than ever enjoys political freedom. the full article"Goklany's essential message in his book, The Improving State of the World,  is that the world over, more people are already, or are fast becoming, more  blessed than they've ever been by a considerable margin. article"What Goklany concludes is that massive progress has been made in so many  areas as a result of the positive impact of economic growth, technological  progress and more liberal trade. It's clear that never have more people had  access to education, health care, food, clean water and an improving  environment."-Michael Campbell,Vancouver Sun