Common Wealth: Economics for a Crowded Planet“Lucid, quietly urgent, and relentlessly logical . . . this is Bigthink with a capital B.” —The New York Times Book Review “Common Wealth explains the most basic economic reckoning that the world faces.” —Al Gore, winner of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize and former vice president of the United States In Common Wealth, Jeffrey D. Sachs-one of the world's most respected economists and the author of The New York Times bestseller The End of Poverty- offers an urgent assessment of the environmental degradation, rapid population growth, and extreme poverty that threaten global peace and prosperity. Through crystalline examination of hard facts, Sachs predicts the cascade of crises that awaits this crowded planet-and presents a program of sustainable development and international cooperation that will correct this dangerous course. Few luminaries anywhere on the planet are as schooled in this daunting subject as Sachs, and this is the vital product of his experience and wisdom. |
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... billion poorest people to escape from the trap of extreme poverty . The seemingly " soft issues " of the environment , public health , population growth , and extreme poverty will become the hard issues of geopoli- tics in coming years ...
... billion poorest people to escape from the trap of extreme poverty . The seemingly " soft issues " of the environment , public health , population growth , and extreme poverty will become the hard issues of geopoli- tics in coming years ...
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... billion people : Just look at the numbers . The world has changed radically in the past several decades ; it is going to change more , faster and faster . In spite of all we have accomplished through science and technology— indeed ...
... billion people : Just look at the numbers . The world has changed radically in the past several decades ; it is going to change more , faster and faster . In spite of all we have accomplished through science and technology— indeed ...
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... , and de- struction of ecosystems • Stabilization of the world population at eight billion or below by 2050 through a voluntary reduction of fertility rates The end of extreme poverty by 2025 and improved economic 61 COMMON WEALTH.
... , and de- struction of ecosystems • Stabilization of the world population at eight billion or below by 2050 through a voluntary reduction of fertility rates The end of extreme poverty by 2025 and improved economic 61 COMMON WEALTH.
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... billion people living in an interconnected global economy producing an astounding $ 60 trillion of output each year . Human beings fill every ecological niche on the planet , from the icy tundras to the tropical rain forests to the ...
... billion people living in an interconnected global economy producing an astounding $ 60 trillion of output each year . Human beings fill every ecological niche on the planet , from the icy tundras to the tropical rain forests to the ...
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... billion people on the planet are stuck in a poverty trap , which has prevented them from experiencing sustained ... billion peo- ple since 1950 , from 2.5 billion to 6.6 billion today . Sub - Saharan Africa's pop- ulation has more than ...
... billion people on the planet are stuck in a poverty trap , which has prevented them from experiencing sustained ... billion peo- ple since 1950 , from 2.5 billion to 6.6 billion today . Sub - Saharan Africa's pop- ulation has more than ...
Contents
The Anthropocene | 57 |
Global Solutions to Climate Change | 83 |
Securing Our Water Needs ྡྲ | 115 |
A Home for All Species | 139 |
Global Population Dynamics | 159 |
The Strategy of Economic Development | 205 |
Ending Poverty Traps | 227 |
Economic Security in a Changing World | 255 |
Rethinking Foreign Policy | 271 |
Achieving Global Goals | 291 |
The Power of One | 313 |
Acknowledgments | 341 |
List of Acronyms | 347 |
References | 361 |
Index | 371 |
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