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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... percent of annual world income . The adoption of a bold population policy to slow the runaway population growth in the poorest countries would cost less than one tenth of 1 percent of the annual income of rich countries . And the end of ...
... percent of annual world income . The adoption of a bold population policy to slow the runaway population growth in the poorest countries would cost less than one tenth of 1 percent of the annual income of rich countries . And the end of ...
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... competitiveness of the economy in world markets . A virtuous cir- cle of rapid economic growth is created , based on rapid technological Percent annual growth rate of per capita income upgrading paid OUR CROWDED PLANET 19.
... competitiveness of the economy in world markets . A virtuous cir- cle of rapid economic growth is created , based on rapid technological Percent annual growth rate of per capita income upgrading paid OUR CROWDED PLANET 19.
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... percent per year ( = 1.7 + 1.5 ) . At $ 10,000 , or half of U.S. per capita income , another 1.5 per- centage points per year can be added , so that growth will be around 4.7 percent per year ( = 1.7 +1.5 + 1.5 ) . The overall pattern ...
... percent per year ( = 1.7 + 1.5 ) . At $ 10,000 , or half of U.S. per capita income , another 1.5 per- centage points per year can be added , so that growth will be around 4.7 percent per year ( = 1.7 +1.5 + 1.5 ) . The overall pattern ...
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... percent per annum ) while the rest of the world achieves economic growth in proportion to the income gap with the United States . The poorest countries grow most rapidly , and then slow toward 1.7 percent per annum as they close the ...
... percent per annum ) while the rest of the world achieves economic growth in proportion to the income gap with the United States . The poorest countries grow most rapidly , and then slow toward 1.7 percent per annum as they close the ...
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... percent , or a factor of 1.4 times . Therefore , the gross world product rises , in this scenario , by 6.3 times , from around $ 67 trillion in 2005 to around $ 420 trillion in 2050 , as shown in Figure 2.2 ( b ) . With a 2050 ...
... percent , or a factor of 1.4 times . Therefore , the gross world product rises , in this scenario , by 6.3 times , from around $ 67 trillion in 2005 to around $ 420 trillion in 2050 , as shown in Figure 2.2 ( b ) . With a 2050 ...
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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