Part A. Economic development, technological change, and the human condition
Introduction
The improving state of humanity
Has globalization widened the gaps in human well-being?
The cycle of progress : factors propelling humanity's progress
Part B. The effects of economic development and technological change on the environment
Competing views regarding affluence, technology, and the environment
Long-term environmental trends
Are long-term trends consistent with environmental transitions?
Factors affecting environmental trends
Part C. Reconciling human well-being with environmental quality
The promise and peril of bioengineered crops
Climate change and sustainable development
Part D. Sustaining the human enterprise
The future sustainability of human populations
Extending the limits : the role of economic development, technological change, and free trade.