The State of the World Atlas

by Smith, Dan (Author)

• ISBN13: 9780140514469
• ISBN10: 0140514465
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-10-01
• Publisher: PENGUIN

Summary

Distinctive yet accessible, these full-color maps and graphics afford readers a unique view of current international affairs by translating key political, economic, and social indicators into readily grasped visual form. Softcover.

Table of Contents

Introduction	9	(3)
Part One: People	12	(14)
Population	14	(2)
Population and population growth
Life Expectancy	16	(2)
Life expectancy; drinking water; basic health care
Nutrition	18	(2)
Nutrition and malnutrition
The Quality of Life	20	(2)
Relative social development
Inequality	22	(2)
Real purchasing power inequalities
Age	24	(2)
Ageing populations and ecomically-active over-60s
Part Two: The Global Economy	26	(14)
World Markets	28	(2)
Inflation, stock markets, and global economic trends
Trade and Industry	30	(2)
Manufacturing; imports and exports
Tourism	32	(2)
Revenue, tourists, and destinations
Investment	34	(2)
Foreign direct investment; transnational corporations
Debt	36	(2)
Budget deficits, debt service and aid
National Income	38	(2)
Gross National Product and purchasing power
Part Three: Work	40	(10)
Jobs	42	(2)
Numbers in industry, agriculture, and services
Women Working	44	(2)
Proportions; management; wages; maternity provision
Unemployment	46	(2)
Numbers; trends; youth
Working Abroad	48	(2)
Numbers and flow of wages
Part Four: Politics	50	(16)
Political Systems	52	(2)
Democracies, dictatorships, and states in transition
Military Spending	54	(2)
Changes in and shares of world military spending
Armed Forces	56	(2)
Military personnel; women; opposition groups
War	58	(2)
Wars, death, and landmines
Peacekeeping	60	(2)
UN and other peacekeeping operations
Refugees	62	(2)
Flight, internal displacement, and host countries
Human Rights	64	(2)
Abuse of human rights and capital punishment
Part Five: Society	66	(22)
Ethnicity	68	(2)
Proportion of ethnic, national, or racial minorities
Literacy	70	(2)
Adult illiteracy and numbers reaching Grade 5
Gender Equality	72	(2)
Gender-related development index
Religion	74	(2)
State tolerance and intolerance
Sexual Freedom	76	(2)
Homosexuality; transsexuality
Reproductive Rights	78	(2)
Abortion; contraception; teenage pregnancies
Health Risks	80	(2)
HIV/AIDS; diabetes, major causes of death
Smoking	82	(2)
Tobacco consumption and production
Communications	84	(2)
Telephoes, cellphones, and the internet
Media	86	(2)
Television, film, newspapers
Part Six: Sustaining the Earth	88	(16)
Cities	90	(2)
Urban populations; megacities; water use
Traffic	92	(2)
Vehicles, fuel consumption, and congestion
Food	94	(2)
Grain production and consumption
Energy	96	(2)
Energy use; importers and exporters
Global Warming	98	(2)
Carbon dioxide emissions and global temperatures
Forests	100	(2)
Deforestation and reforestation
Biodiversity	102	(2)
Protected land areas and threatened species
World Table	104	(8)
Commentary on the maps	112	(29)
Select Bibliography	141	(1)
Index	142