This is an ambitious book which seeks to redirect technological progress. Aggressive increases in labour productivity constitute a rather questionable programme at a time when more than 800 million people are out of work. At the same time, scarce natural resources are squandered. If resource productivity were increased by a factor of four, the world could enjoy twice the wealth that is currently available, whilst simultaneously halving the stress placed on our ...
In this 23rd edition of State of the World-long established as the most authoritative and assessable annual guide to our progress towards a sustainable future-the studies pay particular attention to China and India, two of the world’s most rapidly developing countries in terms of industry, population and significance to the global economy, and associated impacts on the environment. Published in 27 countries and 22 languages, State of the World draws on the ...