The making of the godgame -- Godgames at the Pentagon -- A new view of nature -- The amazing gift of language -- The gods of the soulless machine -- The god with the invisible hand -- A green thumb on the invisible hand -- An unnatural religion -- The endgame

Would improving the economic, social, and political condition of the world's disadvantaged people slow--or accelerate--environmental degradation? In Inequality, Cooperation, and Environmental Sustainability, leading social scientists provide answers to this difficult question, using new research...