The State of Humanity

Part I: Life, Death and Health:.

2. Human Mortality throughout History and Prehistory: Samuel Preston (University of Pennsylvania).

3. The Decline of Childhood Mortality: Kenneth Hill (The Johns Hopkins University).

4. Disease and Health Throughout the Ages: Michael Haines (Colgate University).

5. The Contribution of Improved Nutrition to the Decline in Mortality Rates in Europe and America: Robert W. Fogel (University of Chicago).

6. Trends in Health of the US Population 1957-1989: Eileen M Crimmins (University of Southern California) and Dominique G. Ingegneri.

7. Mortality and Health in the Soviet Union: Murray Feshbach (Georgetown University).

8. Worldwide Historical Trends in Murder and Suicide: Jean-Claude Chesnais (Institute National d'Etudes Demographiques).

9. The History of Accident Rates in the United States: Arlene Holen (Chairman of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review).

10. World Trends in Smoking: Allan Brandt (Harvard Medical School).

11. Long Term Trends in the Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages: James S. Roberts (Duke University).

Part II: Standard of Living, Productivity and Poverty:.

12. Trends in the Agricultural Labor Force: Richard Sullivan (Holy Cross College).

13. The Standard of Living throughout the Ages: Joyce Burnett and Joel Mokyr (Northwestern University).

14. Long Trends in the US Standard of Living: Stanley Lebergott (Wesleyan University).

15. Long Trends in Productivity: Jeremy Atack (University of Illinois).

16. The Extent of Slavery and Freedom throughout the Ages in the World as a Whole and in Major Sub-Areas: Stanley Engerman (University of Rochester).

17. Black Americans: Income and Standards of Living from the Days of Slavery to the Present: Robert Higgs (Seattle University) and Robert A. Margo (Vanderbilt University).

18. The Long Term Course of American Inequality, 1647-1969: Peter H. Lindert (University of California) and Jeffrey G. Williamson (Harvard University).

19. Trends in Unemployment in the United States: Alexander Keyssar (Duke University).

20. Trends in Costs and Quality of Housing: Richard F. Muth (Emory University).

21. Trends in the Quantities of Education: Julian L. Simon (University of Maryland).

22. Trends in Free Time: John Robinson (University of Maryland).

23. Trends in Poverty in the United States: Rebecca M. Blank (Northwestern University).

24. How 'Poor' are America's Poor?: Robert Rector (The Heritage Foundation).

25. Homelessness in America: Randall K. Flier (City University of New York).

26. The Recent US Economy: Alan Reynolds (The Hudson Institute).

Part III: Natural Resources:.

27. Long Term Trends in Energy Process: William J. Hausman (The College of William and Mary).

28. Trends in the Price and Supply of Oil: Morris A. Adelman (Massachusetts Institute of Technology).

29. The Costs of Nuclear Power: Bernard Cohen (University of Pittsburgh).

30. Trends in Availability of Non-Fuel Minerals: John G. Myers and Stephen Moore (Joint Economic Committee of the Congress).

31. Trends in Non-Renewal Resources: H. E. Goeller.

32. Trends in Availability and Usage of Outdoor Recreation: Robert H. Nelson.

33. Global Forests Revisited: Roger A. Sedjo (Resources of the Future) and Marion Clawson (Resources for the Future).

34. Species Loss Revisited: Julian L. Simon (University of Maryland) and Aaron Wildavsky (University of California).

Part IV: Agriculture, Food Land and Water:.

35. Agricultural Productivity Before the Green Revolution: George W. Grantham (McGill University).

36. Trends in Food Productivity: Dennis T. Avery (The Hudson Institute).

37. Recent Trends in Food Availability and Nutritional Well Being: Thomas T. Poleman (Cornell University).

38. Trends in Grain Stocks: William Hudson.

39. Trends in Seafood Production: John P. Wise.

40. Trends in Soil Erosion and Farmland Quality: Bruce L. Gardner (University of Maryland) and Theodore W. Schultz (University of Chicago).

41. Water Water Everywhere, But not a Drop to Drink: Terry L. Anderson (Political Economy Research Centre).

42. Land Use Trends in the United States: Thomas Frey.

Part V: Pollution and the Environment:.

43. Long Run Trends in Environmental Quality: William J. Baumol (C. V. Starr Centre for Applied Economics) and Wallace E. Oates (University of Maryland).

44. Atmospheric Pollution Trends in the United Kingdom: Derek M. Elsom (Oxford Brookes University).

45. Trends in Air Pollution in the United States: Hugh W. Ellsaesser (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory).

46. Comparative Trends in Resource Use and Pollution in Market and Socialist Economies: Mikhail S. Bernstam (Hoover Institution).

47. Acid Rain: J. Laurence Kulp (University of Washington).

48. Stratospheric Ozone: Science and Policy: S. Fred Singer.

49. The Greenhouse Effect and Global Change: Patrick J. Michaels (University of Virginia).

50. Greenhouse Scenarios to Inform Decision Makers: Lester Lave (Carnegie-Mellon University).

51. The Hazards of Nuclear Power: Bernhard Cohen (University of Pittsburgh).

52. Pesticides, Cancer and Misconceptions: Bruce Ames (University of California).

53. The Carcinogen or Toxin of the Week Phenomenon: The Facts Behind the Scares: Elizabeth M. Whelan (American Council on Science and Health).

Part VI: Thinking About these Issues:.

54. American Public Opinion: Environment and Energy: William M. Lunch (Oregon State University) and Stanley Rothman (Smith College).

55. Public Opinion About and Media Coverage of Population Growth: Rita Simon.

56. Risk within Reason: Richard J. Zeckhauser (Harvard University) and W. K. Viscusi (Duke University).

57. Natural Ecology Today and in the Future: Kenneth Mellanby. Conclusion: From the Past to the Future.

58. What does the Future Hold?: Julian L. Simon (University of Maryland).

Index.