Solutions for the world's biggest problems : costs and benefits / edited by Bjørn Lomborg.
| Other author | Lomborg, Bjørn, 1965- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2007. |
| Description | xvii, 442 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Contributor biographical information |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Supplemental Content | Table 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 note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| LCCN | 2008295162 |
| ISBN | 9780521715973 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 0521715970 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 9780521887724 (hbk.) |
| ISBN | 0521887720 (hbk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | HD87 .S65 2007 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |