Ten Global Trends Every Smart Person Should Know - by Ronald Bailey & Marian L Tupy (Hardcover)

The world is not as bad as you think! In fact, it's getting better! Ten Global Trends provides busy people with quick, easy-to-understand access to surprising facts about how the world is really faring.

Learn why global population will peak at 8-9 billion before the end of this century, and how the global absolute poverty rate has fallen from 42% in 1981 to 8.6%.

Discover how satellite data shows that forest area has been expanding since 1982, and how natural resources are becoming ever cheaper and more abundant.

Find out why major concerns such as climate change, marine plastic pollution, and declining wildlife populations are already in the process of being ameliorated due to favorable economic, social, and technological trends.

This book will make you smarter and happier! Don't miss out on this tour de force that will fill you with hope for the future.