The State of the World
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The State of the World is a book published annually since 1984 by the Worldwatch Institute. The series attempts to identify the Earth’s most significant environmental challenges.
In his controversial book The Skeptical Environmentalist published in 2001, the Danish political scientist Bjørn Lomborg called it "one of the best-researched and academically most ambitious environmental policy publications". Yet it is also criticised for citing short-term trends as portending disaster, which does not come to pass as the long-term trend is decidedly benign. Lomborg gave as examples the predictions on wheat price increases and World trade decreases.
The 1998 through 2003 editions are available as a free (PDF) download from the Worldwatch website.
- State of the World 2005: Redefining Global Security ISBN 0-393-32666-7
- State of the World 2004 Special Focus: The Consumer Society ISBN 0-393-32539-3
- State of the World 2003 ISBN 0-393-05173-0
- State of the World 2002 ISBN 0-393-32279-3
- State of the World 2001 ISBN 0-393-04866-7
- State of the World 2000 ISBN 0-393-31998-9
- State of the World 1999 ISBN 0-393-31815-X
- State of the World 1998 ISBN 0-393-31727-7
- State of the World 1997 ISBN 0-393-31569-X
- State of the World 1996 ISBN 0-393-31339-5
- State of the World 1995 ISBN 0-393-31261-5
- State of the World 1994 ISBN 0-393-31117-1
- State of the World 1993 ISBN 0-393-30963-0
- State of the World 1992 ISBN 0-393-30834-0
- State of the World 1991 ISBN 0-393-30733-6
- State of the World 1990 ISBN 0-393-30614-3
- State of the World 1989 ISBN 0-393-30567-8
- State of the World 1988 ISBN 0-393-30440-X
- State of the World 1987 ISBN 0-393-30389-6
- State of the World 1986 ISBN 0-393-30255-5
- State of the World 1985 ISBN 0-393-30218-0
- State of the World 1984 ISBN 0-393-30176-1
