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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... India Pvt Ltd , 11 Community Centre , Panchsheel Park , New Delhi - 110 017 , India . Penguin Group ( NZ ) , 67 Apollo Drive , Rosedale , North Shore 0632 , New Zealand ( a division of Pearson New Zealand Ltd ) Penguin Books ( South ...
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... India , and Brazil , will continue to grow and will make their voices increasingly heard on the world stage . Yet the changes will be even deeper than a rebal- ancing of economics and politics among different parts of the world . The ...
... India , and Brazil , will continue to grow and will make their voices increasingly heard on the world stage . Yet the changes will be even deeper than a rebal- ancing of economics and politics among different parts of the world . The ...
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... India could further wound U.S. pride and self - confidence , and further ratchet up global tensions . LEARNING FROM THE PAST For young people around the world , " history " is 9/11 and the Iraq War , a world of violence , terror , and ...
... India could further wound U.S. pride and self - confidence , and further ratchet up global tensions . LEARNING FROM THE PAST For young people around the world , " history " is 9/11 and the Iraq War , a world of violence , terror , and ...
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... India , or overcoming economic isolation in Afghan- istan , is akin to the challenge that a medical doctor faces in treating a patient . A successful clinician needs to understand both the general principles of phys- iology and disease ...
... India , or overcoming economic isolation in Afghan- istan , is akin to the challenge that a medical doctor faces in treating a patient . A successful clinician needs to understand both the general principles of phys- iology and disease ...
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... India , and other vast populations . Rapid eco- nomic growth and the spread of prosperity are on the way . This spread of prosperity is fueled by globalization - the networks of trade , finance , pro- duction , technology , and ...
... India , and other vast populations . Rapid eco- nomic growth and the spread of prosperity are on the way . This spread of prosperity is fueled by globalization - the networks of trade , finance , pro- duction , technology , and ...
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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