Common wealth : economics for a crowded planet

Sachs, Jeffrey.

Book 2008

Assessment of the environmental degradation, rapid population growth, and extreme poverty that threaten global peace and prosperity, with practical solutions based on a new economic paradigm for our crowded planet.

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Economic policy

Sustainable development

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ISBN:

9781594201271

Description:

xiii, 386 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color)

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index
Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-369) and index

Contents:

Common challenges, common wealth
Our crowded planet
The anthropocene
Global solutions to climate change
Securing our water needs
A home for all species
Global population dynamics
Completing the demographic transition
The strategy of economic development
Ending poverty traps
Economic security in a changing world
Rethinking foreign policy
Achieving global goals
The power of one

LCCN:

2007035111

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146231

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