Solutions for the world's biggest problems : costs and benefits / edited by Bjørn Lomborg.

Other author Lomborg, Bjørn, 1965-
Format Book
Publication InfoCambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2007.
Descriptionxvii, 442 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Supplemental ContentContributor biographical information
Supplemental ContentPublisher description
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects

Contents Financial instability / Peter Blair Henry -- Lack of intellectual property rights / Keith E. Maskus -- Money laundering / Donato Masciandaro -- Subsidies and trade barriers / Kym Anderson -- Air pollution / Guy Hutton -- Climate change / Gary Yohe -- Deforestation / Henk Folmer and G. Cornelis van Kooten -- Land Degradation / Ian Coxhead and Ragnar Oygard -- The economics of biodiversity loss / Dan Biller -- Vulnerability to natural disasters / Roger A. Pielke, Jr. -- Arms proliferation / J. Paul Dunne -- Conflicts / Paul Collier -- Corruption / Susan Rose-Ackerman -- Lack of Education / Peter F. Orazem -- Terrorism / Daniel Linotte -- Drugs / Jeffrey A. Miron -- Disease control / Dean T. Jamison -- Lack of people of working age / Robert E. Wright and Katerina Lisenkova -- Living conditions of children / Harry Anthony Patrinos - Living conditions of women / Brinda Viswanathan -- Hunger and malnutrition / Jere R. Behrman, Harold Alderman and John Hoddinott -- Unsafe water and lack of sanitation / Guy Hutton -- Population: migration / Michael J. Greenwood -- Conclusion: Making your own prioritization / Bjorn Lomborg.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
LCCN 2008295162
ISBN9780521715973 (pbk.)
ISBN0521715970 (pbk.)
ISBN9780521887724 (hbk.)
ISBN0521887720 (hbk.)

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Joyner General Stacks HD87 .S65 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold