Bountiful Harvest
Technology, Food Safety, and the Environment
by Thomas R. DeGregori

"An ideal handbook for anyone who wants to understand the opponents of progress."
 

"DeGregori has written a book that should be ‘must’ reading for anyone interested in advancing the conditions of civilization. He exposes the myths and disinformation espoused by anti- technology elitists to denigrate the human ingenuity that has added so much to our quality and quantity of life. His effort to set the record straight on DDT is particularly commendable."
 

"As Prof. DeGregori emphasizes, the world is better fed, healthier, and longer lived than ever before, thanks to technology. He provides chapter and verse to support his thesis and deplores those policies that would deny the world’s poorest the benefits of certain life-saving technologies.
A thoroughly researched and entertaining read with a serious purpose."
 

"Prof. DeGregori presents a powerful argument that technology, like art, expresses the creativity of human beings. Being human means creating and using technology. From this correct understanding of the human relationship to technology, DeGregori shows that ‘we need not less technology but more intelligent use of it.’ Whether we make intelligent use of our creative capacities depends on whether we use them for the betterment of others, our societies, and ourselves."