The idea is that economic growth leads to levels of wealth and income that, in turn, inevitably produce societies that are cleaner, healthier and more stable and that use global resources more efficiently.

Millions in Africa and the rest of the developing world suffer from HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis. What is the best way to treat them? Since President George W. Bush's pledge of $15 billion to fight these diseases, controversy has developed over strategies and methods. Last month at a conference in...

As a veteran of too many United Nations environmental mega-conferences, I arrived here for the World Summit on Sustainable Development in dread of the usual--a festival of anti-U.S. vituperation dominated by greens and global bureaucrats, with the shameful collusion of pandering businesses. But surprisingly, Johannesburg turned out just fine. Indeed,...

The UN conference in Johannesburg on sustainable development ignored the radical environmentalists' agenda and affirmed that economic progress leads to environmental progress.

Contrary to the public's perception of negative environmental trends, little-noticed government data suggest considerable progress in recent decades.

UN Earth Summit could be the conference where unworkable agreements are forgotten and instead bilateral deals that promote economic growth are concentrated on.

Jagdish Bhagwati answers questions on technology and international finance.

We support President Obama's commitment to the aid and reconstruction of Haiti, but it underscores our need for additional military capabilities.