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Title State of the world 2006 : a Worldwatch Institute report on progress toward a sustainable society
Published New York ; London : W.W. Norton, 2006

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Description xxvii, 244 pages : charts ; 23 cm
Contents State of the world: A year in review / Lori Brown -- China, India, and the new world order / Christopher Flavin and Gary Gardner -- Rethinking the global meat industry / Danielle Nierenberg -- Safeguarding freshwater ecosystems / Sandra Postel -- Cultivating renewable alternatives to oil / Suzanne C. Hunt and Janet L. Sawin with Peter Stair -- Shrinking science: an introduction to nanotechnology / Hope Shand and Kathy Jo Wetter -- Curtailing mercury's global reach / Linda Greer, Michael Bender, Peter Maxson, and David Lennett -- Turning disasters into peacemaking opportunities / Michael Renner and Zoe Chafe -- Reconciling trade and sustainable development / Aaron Cosbey -- Building a green civil society in China / Jennifer L. Turner and Lu Zhi -- Transforming corporations / Erik Assadourian
Notes "Special focus: China and India"--Cover
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Sustainable development -- Periodicals.
SUBJECT India -- Economic conditions -- 21st century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2009127413
India -- Social policy. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008123707
China -- Social policy. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008101372
China -- Economic conditions -- 2000- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99010023
Genre/Form Periodicals.
Author Worldwatch Institute.
ISBN 039332771X
0393061582
Other Titles State of the world 2006, special focus: China and India
Worldwatch Institute report on progress toward a sustainable society