World at risk
Subtitle: a global issues sourcebook.
Contributors: CQ Press.
Publisher: CQ Press, a division of Congressional Quarterly Inc.
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 692
Subjects: International relations.; World politics -- 1989-; Environmental policy.; Social history -- 21st century.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: AIDS / Tamara Schuyler; title: Arms control / J. Peter Scoblic; title: Biodiversity / Tim Allman; title: Cultural preservation / Henry J. Rutz; title: Deforestation / Tim Allman; title: Development aid / Catherine Weaver; title: Energy / Richard B. Norgaard; title: Epidemics / Tamara Schuyler; title: Ethnic and regional conflict / Murat Somer; title: Fragile ecosystems / Chris Woodford; title: Freshwater / Chris Woodford; title: Genocide / Edward Kissi; title: Global warming / Chris Woodford; title: Health / David E. Bloom and David Canning; title: Human rights / Daan Bronkhorst; title: Hunger and food security / Suresh Babu; title: Income inequality / James Heintz; title: International criminal justice / Eric Stover; title: International law / Bruce Cronin; title: Labor and employment / Scott Martin; title: Literacy and educational access / Anya Hogoboom; title: Peacemaking and peacebuilding / Erin McCandless and Mary Hope Schwoebel; title: Pollution / Chris Woodford; title: Population / Ulla Larsen; title: Refugees / Stephen C. Lubkemann; title: Terrorism / David Leheny; title: Urbanization / Chris Woodford; title: War crimes / Timothy L. H.  McCormack; title: Women / Aili Tripp; title: World Trade / Kar-yiu Wong.