Ten Global Trends Every Smart Person Should Know: And Many Others You Will Find Interesting

Categories: Politics & Social Sciences, Science & Math

Ronald Bailey and Marian L. Tupy use data on major global trends to argue that, by most measures, the world is getting better. Short chapters cover falling fertility and poverty rates, expanding forests, cheaper and more abundant natural resources and rising life expectancy, while acknowledging continuing concerns such as climate change and marine plastic pollution.