Foreword * Preface * State of the World: A Year in Review * The State of the world: A Year in Review * The State of Consumption Today * Making Better Energy Choices * Boosting Water Productivity * Watching What We Eat * Moving Toward a Less Consumptive Economy * Purchasing for People and the Planet * Linking Globalization, Consumption, and Governance * Rethinking the Good Life * Notes * Index