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State of the World 1998: A Worldwatch Institute Report on Progress Toward a Sustainable Society

Lester R. Brown

4.7/5 ( ratings)

In this fifteenth edition of "State of the World, " Lester R. Brown and the Worldwatch research team look at the environmental effects of continuing economic growth as the economy outgrows the earth's ecosystem. As the global economy has expanded from $5 trillion in 1997, its demands have crossed many of the earth's sustainable yield thresholds.

Language: English

Pages: 251

Format: Paperback

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Release: January 01, 1998

ISBN: 0393317277

ISBN 13: 9780393317275

State of the World 1998: A Worldwatch Institute Report on Progress Toward a Sustainable Society

Lester R. Brown

4.7/5 ( ratings)

In this fifteenth edition of "State of the World, " Lester R. Brown and the Worldwatch research team look at the environmental effects of continuing economic growth as the economy outgrows the earth's ecosystem. As the global economy has expanded from $5 trillion in 1997, its demands have crossed many of the earth's sustainable yield thresholds.

Language: English

Pages: 251

Format: Paperback

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Release: January 01, 1998

ISBN: 0393317277

ISBN 13: 9780393317275

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