The State of the World

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The State of the World is a book published annually since 1984 by the Worldwatch Institute. The series attempts to identify the Earth’s most significant environmental challenges. The 1998 through 2003 editions are available as a free (PDF) download from the Worldwatch website.

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State of the World 1984 ISBN 0-393-30176-1
State of the World 1985 ISBN 0-393-30218-0
State of the World 1986 ISBN 0-393-30255-5
State of the World 1987 ISBN 0-393-30389-6
State of the World 1988 ISBN 0-393-30440-X
State of the World 1989 ISBN 0-393-30567-8
State of the World 1990 ISBN 0-393-30614-3
State of the World 1991 ISBN 0-393-30733-6
State of the World 1992 ISBN 0-393-30834-0
State of the World 1993 ISBN 0-393-30963-0
State of the World 1994 ISBN 0-393-31117-1
State of the World 1995 ISBN 0-393-31261-5
State of the World 1996 ISBN 0-393-31339-5
State of the World 1997 ISBN 0-393-31569-X
State of the World 1998 ISBN 0-393-31727-7
State of the World 1999 ISBN 0-393-31815-X
State of the World 2000 ISBN 0-393-31998-9
State of the World 2001 ISBN 0-393-04866-7
State of the World 2002 ISBN 0-393-32279-3
State of the World 2003 ISBN 0-393-05173-0
State of the World 2004 Special Focus: The Consumer Society ISBN 0-393-32539-3
State of the World 2005: Redefining Global Security ISBN 0-393-32666-7
State of the World 2006: Special Focus: China and India ISBN 0-393-32666-7
State of the World 2007: Our Urban Future ISBN 978-0393329230
State of the World 2008: Innovations for a Sustainable Economy ISBN 978-0-393-33031-1

In his controversial book The Skeptical Environmentalist published in 2001, the Danish political scientist Bjørn Lomborg called it "one of the best-researched and academically most ambitious environmental policy publications".^{[citation needed]} Yet it is also criticised for citing short-term trends as portending disaster, which does not come to pass as the long-term trend is decidedly benign. Lomborg gave as examples the predictions on wheat price increases and World trade decreases.^{[citation needed]}