The Future of Populous Economies China and India Shape Their Destinies

摘要

Avillager looks for fuelwood in a forest. A farm family, forced to sell its small plot of land, wonders what to do next. A government official works on plans for energy development. A successful young executive considers buying a car for the first time. These everyday events illustrate the numerous connections between people and the environment. And they suggest what could happen on a much larger scale, as an additional billion people join the planet's population in each of the next few decades: resource exhaustion, large-scale migration, and massive pollution from power plants or automobiles.