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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Economics for a Crowded Planet Jeffrey D. Sachs. of the world's population . As a result , the world will not only be much richer by 2050 but will have its economic center of gravity in Asia . Fourth , the way people live is changing ...
Economics for a Crowded Planet Jeffrey D. Sachs. of the world's population . As a result , the world will not only be much richer by 2050 but will have its economic center of gravity in Asia . Fourth , the way people live is changing ...
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... 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 there is a lot more economic growth to come , not only because ...
... 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 there is a lot more economic growth to come , not only because ...
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... world's populations . Electrification and roads have come to the villages of India and China and dozens of other low ... world . National aspirations to join the global economy are nearly uni- versal . Sovereignty is the rule rather than ...
... world's populations . Electrification and roads have come to the villages of India and China and dozens of other low ... world . National aspirations to join the global economy are nearly uni- versal . Sovereignty is the rule rather than ...
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... world be richer , but there will be a lot more people around enjoying those higher incomes . The world's population continues to grow rapidly , even though the proportional rate of population growth ( each year's increase relative to ...
... world be richer , but there will be a lot more people around enjoying those higher incomes . The world's population continues to grow rapidly , even though the proportional rate of population growth ( each year's increase relative to ...
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... world's population rises by around 40 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 ...
... world's population rises by around 40 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 ...
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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