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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... problems is understood to some degree bydecision makers, they typically continueto be addressed as separate issues.Yetthe world has littlechance tosolveany one,Sachs shows, untilwe understand howallof themconnectby causeand effect. We ...
... problems is understood to some degree bydecision makers, they typically continueto be addressed as separate issues.Yetthe world has littlechance tosolveany one,Sachs shows, untilwe understand howallof themconnectby causeand effect. We ...
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... Problem Solving 12. Rethinking Foreign Policy 271 13. Achieving Global Goals 14. The Power of One Acknowledgments List of Acronyms 291 313 Notes References Index 341 347 349 361 371 Foreword DRAWING FROM HIS UNEXCELLED EXPERIENCE and ...
... Problem Solving 12. Rethinking Foreign Policy 271 13. Achieving Global Goals 14. The Power of One Acknowledgments List of Acronyms 291 313 Notes References Index 341 347 349 361 371 Foreword DRAWING FROM HIS UNEXCELLED EXPERIENCE and ...
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... problems is understood to some degree by decision makers , they typically continue to be addressed as separate issues . Yet the world has little chance to solve any one , Sachs shows , until we under- stand how all of them connect by ...
... problems is understood to some degree by decision makers , they typically continue to be addressed as separate issues . Yet the world has little chance to solve any one , Sachs shows , until we under- stand how all of them connect by ...
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... problem solving , weighed down by cynicism , defeatism , and outdated institutions . These problems will not solve themselves . A world of untrammeled market forces and competing nation - states offers no automatic solutions to the har ...
... problem solving , weighed down by cynicism , defeatism , and outdated institutions . These problems will not solve themselves . A world of untrammeled market forces and competing nation - states offers no automatic solutions to the har ...
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... problem solving based on cooperation among nations and the dynamism and creativity of the nongovernmental sector Attaining these goals on a global scale may seem impossible . Yet there is noth- ing inherent in global politics ...
... problem solving based on cooperation among nations and the dynamism and creativity of the nongovernmental sector Attaining these goals on a global scale may seem impossible . Yet there is noth- ing inherent in global politics ...
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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