The State of Humanity

By Julian Simon

Categories: Politics & Social Sciences, Science & Math

The State of Humanity (1995, Blackwell) gathers 58 essays by more than 50 scholars, edited by economist Julian L. Simon and published with the Cato Institute. Using long-run data, the contributors assess trends in life expectancy and health, living standards and poverty, natural resources, agriculture, food, land and water, and pollution and the environment, along with public perceptions of environmental problems. The volume argues that by most measures of material welfare, human conditions have been steadily improving.

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• Bill Gates: “Another book that influenced my thinking is The State of Humanity, a collection of essays edited by Julian Simon.”