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AUTHOR |
Sachs, Jeffrey. |
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TITLE |
Common wealth : economics for a crowded planet / Jeffrey D. Sachs. |
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IMPRINT |
New York : Penguin Press, 2008. |
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DESCRIPTION |
xiii, 386 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 25 cm. |
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NOTE |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [361]-369) and index. |
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CONTENT NOTE |
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. |
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SUMMARY |
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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SUBJECT |
Economic policy. |
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SUBJECT |
Sustainable development. |
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DISCIPLINE |
Economics. |
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DISCIPLINE |
Liberal Studies -- Globalization. |
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ISBN |
9780141026152. |
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ISBN |
9781594201271. |