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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... strategies for sustain- able development that complement market forces , spread sustainable technologies , stabilize the global population , and enable the billion poorest people to escape from the trap of extreme poverty . The ...
... strategies for sustain- able development that complement market forces , spread sustainable technologies , stabilize the global population , and enable the billion poorest people to escape from the trap of extreme poverty . The ...
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... Needs 6. A Home for All Species 139 ྡ་ྲ 115 PART THREE The Demographic Challenge 7. Global Population Dynamics 8. Completing the Demographic Transition 159 183 PART FOUR Prosperity for All 9. The Strategy of Economic.
... Needs 6. A Home for All Species 139 ྡ་ྲ 115 PART THREE The Demographic Challenge 7. Global Population Dynamics 8. Completing the Demographic Transition 159 183 PART FOUR Prosperity for All 9. The Strategy of Economic.
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... Strategy of Economic Development 205 10. Ending Poverty Traps 227 11. Economic Security in a Changing World 255 PART FIVE Global Problem Solving 12. Rethinking Foreign Policy 271 13. Achieving Global Goals 14. The Power of One ...
... Strategy of Economic Development 205 10. Ending Poverty Traps 227 11. Economic Security in a Changing World 255 PART FIVE Global Problem Solving 12. Rethinking Foreign Policy 271 13. Achieving Global Goals 14. The Power of One ...
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... strategy of sustainable development . The final part of the chapter discusses the challenge of global cooperation , because any viable strategy to achieve sustainable development must be a global strategy , with shared participation ...
... strategy of sustainable development . The final part of the chapter discusses the challenge of global cooperation , because any viable strategy to achieve sustainable development must be a global strategy , with shared participation ...
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... strategy is to offset the much - desired rise in A with a sta- bilization of P and a rise in S , meaning that the world adopts sustainable technologies that have low environmental impact per unit of income . Rather than focusing , as ...
... strategy is to offset the much - desired rise in A with a sta- bilization of P and a rise in S , meaning that the world adopts sustainable technologies that have low environmental impact per unit of income . Rather than focusing , as ...
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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