TY - BOOK AU - Brown,Lester R. ED - Worldwatch Institute. TI - State of the world, 1997: a Worldwatch Institute report on progress toward a sustainable society SN - 039331569X (pbk) PY - 1997/// CY - New York PB - Norton KW - Economic history KW - 1990- KW - Sustainable development KW - Environmental policy N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [173-218) and index; 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 ER -