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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... as usual " we will hit social and ecological crises with calamitous results . We face four causes for such potential crises : • Human pressures on the Earth's ecosystems and climate , COMMON CHALLENGES , COMMON WEALTH | 5.
... as usual " we will hit social and ecological crises with calamitous results . We face four causes for such potential crises : • Human pressures on the Earth's ecosystems and climate , COMMON CHALLENGES , COMMON WEALTH | 5.
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... ecosystems and climate , unless miti- gated substantially , will cause dangerous climate change , massive species extinctions , and the destruction of vital life - support functions . • The world's population continues to rise at a ...
... ecosystems and climate , unless miti- gated substantially , will cause dangerous climate change , massive species extinctions , and the destruction of vital life - support functions . • The world's population continues to rise at a ...
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... ecosystem in the world is now under threat from human activities . The ocean fisheries are being depleted of fish and corals . The scarcity of freshwater for drinking and irrigation is likely to affect hundreds of millions , perhaps ...
... ecosystem in the world is now under threat from human activities . The ocean fisheries are being depleted of fish and corals . The scarcity of freshwater for drinking and irrigation is likely to affect hundreds of millions , perhaps ...
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... ecosystems . Zoning , or some kind of spatially based policy , is crucial when the social costs of environmental impacts depend strongly on where those im- pacts occur . In that case , intuitively , the social costs that need to be ...
... ecosystems . Zoning , or some kind of spatially based policy , is crucial when the social costs of environmental impacts depend strongly on where those im- pacts occur . In that case , intuitively , the social costs that need to be ...
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... ecosystems are harvested faster than they can re- generate or recharge , the underlying resources ( forest , freshwater , fish , pas- tureland , soil nutrients ) are depleted , sometimes to complete collapse . Under many circumstances ...
... ecosystems are harvested faster than they can re- generate or recharge , the underlying resources ( forest , freshwater , fish , pas- tureland , soil nutrients ) are depleted , sometimes to complete collapse . Under many circumstances ...
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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