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 , hunger , disease control , education , and environmental sustainability . The MDGs were subsequently given financial impetus in the Monterrey Consensus of 2002 and at several summits of the so - called G8 , the eight richest ...
... income , hunger , disease control , education , and environmental sustainability . The MDGs were subsequently given financial impetus in the Monterrey Consensus of 2002 and at several summits of the so - called G8 , the eight richest ...
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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 per person . Moreover , the gap in average income per person between the rich world , centered in the North Atlantic ( Europe and the United States ) , and much of the developing world is narrowing fast . Second , the world's ...
... income per person . Moreover , the gap in average income per person between the rich world , centered in the North Atlantic ( Europe and the United States ) , and much of the developing world is narrowing fast . Second , the world's ...
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... income per person . A rough estimate suggests that the gross world product , the sum of the gross domestic products of every nation in the world , has risen by a re- markable eight times since 1950 . A crucial economic point is that ...
... income per person . A rough estimate suggests that the gross world product , the sum of the gross domestic products of every nation in the world , has risen by a re- markable eight times since 1950 . A crucial economic point is that ...
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... income upgrading paid for through the rapid growth of exports . This is a wonderful process , making available to ... income of around 1.7 percent , with a per capita income level of around $ 40,000 per year . The growth of a " follower ...
... income upgrading paid for through the rapid growth of exports . This is a wonderful process , making available to ... income of around 1.7 percent , with a per capita income level of around $ 40,000 per year . The growth of a " follower ...
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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