State of the world, 1997 :  a Worldwatch Institute report on progress toward a sustainable society / 
project director, Lester R. Brown ; associate project directors, Christopher Flavin, Hilary F. French ; editor, Linda Starke ; contributing researchers, Janet N. Abramovitz ... [et al.]. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - New York :  Norton,  c1997. 
 - xvii, 229 p. :  ill., maps ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [173-218) and index. 
<br/><br/>The legacy of Rio / by Christopher Flavin -- Facing the prospect of food scarcity / by Lester R. Brown -- Preserving global cropland / by Gary Gardner -- Preventing chronic disease in developing countries / by Anne Platt McGinn -- Tracking the ecology of climate change / by Chris Bright -- Valuing nature's services / by Janet N. Abramovitz -- Transforming security / by Michael Renner -- Reforming subsidies / by David Malin Roodman-- Learning from the ozone experience / by Hilary F. French. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>039331569X (pbk) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Economic history--1990-<br/>Sustainable development.<br/>Environmental policy.