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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... income aretoo greatto be left to nakedmarket forces and untrammeled geopolitical competition among nations. Aclash ... highincome country without national health insurance. Even within national borders of.
... income aretoo greatto be left to nakedmarket forces and untrammeled geopolitical competition among nations. Aclash ... highincome country without national health insurance. Even within national borders of.
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... high - income countries , is also the only high - income country without national health in- surance . Even within national borders of divided societies , human beings have a hard time believing that they share responsibilities and ...
... high - income countries , is also the only high - income country without national health in- surance . Even within national borders of divided societies , human beings have a hard time believing that they share responsibilities and ...
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... income(T).We use theletterT to signify thelevel of technology. WhenTis high,thekind of technology being used imposes ahigh environmental burden (forexample, extensive use of land or high emissions of greenhouse gases) per.
... income(T).We use theletterT to signify thelevel of technology. WhenTis high,thekind of technology being used imposes ahigh environmental burden (forexample, extensive use of land or high emissions of greenhouse gases) per.
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... income range . We see a group of poor countries with exceptional growth , a group of middle- income countries with ... high - income countries . Let's then run the clock forward to 2050 , assuming that U.S. economic growth remains at its ...
... income range . We see a group of poor countries with exceptional growth , a group of middle- income countries with ... high - income countries . Let's then run the clock forward to 2050 , assuming that U.S. economic growth remains at its ...
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... High - productivity farming has gone hand - in - hand with overall economic development , so the high - income world has also been the first to urbanize , reaching 50 percent urban by around 1950 and 75 percent urban today . The low - ...
... High - productivity farming has gone hand - in - hand with overall economic development , so the high - income world has also been the first to urbanize , reaching 50 percent urban by around 1950 and 75 percent urban today . The low - ...
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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